PA House panel to explore arming teachers
The state House education committee plans to explore the issue of school safety at a March 15 hearing that will include whether the General Assembly should give schools the power… Read More
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PA Principals Association Executive Director’s Webinar on School Safety
Dr. Paul Healey, PA Principals Association Executive Director, talks about the issue of School Safety in this Webinar. The resources discussed in the Webinar have been posted on our website… Read More
School Safety Resources
Below are various resources that may be useful to you as a school administrator on the issue of school safety. Alert- Lockdown- Inform – Counter – Evacuate (A.L.I.C.E.) – www.alicetraining.com… Read More
National News: ‘It’s not just a story. It’s our lives’: Student journalists In Parkland
“Valentine’s Day was a day of love, passion and friendships as Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School celebrated February 14, 2018 …” That’s how the student journalists writing for the Eagle… Read More
In wake of Florida shooting, PA schools and police are on high alert
In the week since the Florida school shooting that claimed 17 lives, Pennsylvania police forces and school districts are changing the way they respond to threats made on social media…. Read More
Trump’s proposal to arm teachers would face legal, union opposition in Pennsylvania
If President Trump’s proposal to respond to school shootings by training and arming teachers were to be implemented in Pennsylvania, it would take amending state law restricting guns in schools… Read More
What’s in the minds of kids making all the violent threats disrupting Central Pa. schools?
Why would a young person threaten school violence at a time like this, with so many people fearful and hyper-vigilant following the mass shooting in Florida last week? Pennlive.com, Feb…. Read More
Tears, boos and tense exchanges on day of confrontation over guns
From the nation’s capital to the hallways of the Florida Capitol, parents and students confronted lawmakers Wednesday to demand gun reform after a massacre at a high school in Parkland…. Read More
Tearful student asks Trump, ‘How do we not stop this?’
Spilling out wrenching tales of lost lives and stolen security, students and parents appealed to President Donald Trump to set politics aside and protect America’s school children from the scourge… Read More
PA secretary of education: Kids should feel safe in schools
The Pennsylvania secretary of education is speaking out about school safety after a myriad of school threats across the Midstate within the last week. Pedro Rivera, Pennsylvania secretary of education,… Read More