
March 2020 was the first March without a school shooting in the U.S. since 2002
March 2020 was apparently the first March in nearly two decades without a school shooting in the United States. Schools across the U.S. have been shut down since early March as a prevention measure to slow the spread of coronavirus. Since then, kids of all ages have adjusted to homeschooling and online classes

Active Shooter And Other Drills At School Are Giving Kids A Lifetime Of Anxiety
There is a fine line between teaching kids to make good decisions and forcing them to think — and worry — like tiny grown-ups. My son is more sensitive than many of his peers. When he was a toddler, he hated fireworks, feared action movies, and was wary of swimming,

Brooklyn Jewish school installs bullet-resistant classroom doors
The installation at Bnos Menachem started last week. An Orthodox girls’ school in Brooklyn has installed bullet-resistant classroom doors to keep out shooters. Bnos Menachem in the heavily Hasidic Crown Heights neighborhood is the first of more than 50 Jewish schools and synagogues in Brooklyn to have the 150-pound metal

Local School District Buying Hundreds of Bullet-Resistant Doors
A Hudson Valley school district is going above and beyond to keep their students and staff safe. In the wake of last week’s mass shootings, many people are wondering what we can do to prevent more tragedies like this from happening. While politicians and lobbyists continue to argue instead of

School Shooting Safe Room: A Simple Solution to Save Lives
Despite all the talk about curbing gun violence and securing our schools, school violence is still on the rise. Parents are scared to send their children to school. Teachers and students are scared to be at school. Lockdown drills and inconsistent safety measures are affecting students’ mental health and academic

Is it Real, or is it a Lockdown?
School legislatures around the country are now stepping in, acknowledging the issue that school shootings are causing. They’ve been emphasizing the critical importance of lockdown drills to support the school’s overall safety plan. We do need to prepare for the case of an active shooter, but what about the mental