MMSD modifies East High School safety plans following student fights and citations
MADISON, Wis. -- The Madison Metropolitan School District issued a statement on Tuesday on the future of East High School…
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ACLU: Schools need more mental health professionals, fewer police
Public schools need more mental health professionals and fewer police, according to a recently released report by the American Civil Liberties Union.
School security is a rapidly growing business
Schools across the country are reassessing security measures in response to a wave of school shootings.
After march, school 'feels like jail' to Parkland students
Students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School return to class Monday, their first day back since organizing one of the largest youth-led protests in US history.
The race to fund the government is on (again)
After months of disagreements over spending, five short-term budget deals and fights about health care, immigration, a New York infrastructure project and gun control, Congress is set to unveil and pass a massive spending bill in upcoming days that may finally address some of Capitol Hill's most contentious issues.
White House defends its walkback on gun law proposals
The White House on Monday defended its piecemeal approach to combating gun violence and insisted President Donald Trump hasn't entirely abandoned the idea of raising the minimum age for purchasing guns, hours after the President said there was "not much political support" for the initiative.
DeVos struggles to answer basic questions about schools in her home state
Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos stumbled her way through a tense interview on CBS's "60 Minutes" Sunday night, struggling to answer some basic questions about schools in her home state of Michigan and admitting that she does not "intentionally" visit underperforming schools.
White House unveils gun and school safety proposals
The Trump administration on Sunday night proposed providing some school personnel with "rigorous" firearms training and backed a bill to improve criminal background checks on gun buyers, but backpedaled on the idea of increasing the minimum age to buy certain firearms -- a policy President Donald Trump had said he would support.
House to vote on school security bill next week as Senate is stuck on guns
Momentum on overhauling the country's gun laws has practically stalled at the US Capitol, but the House will vote next week on a narrow proposal that will give schools more money to strengthen security.
Florida Republican congressman calls for ban on assault weapon sales, other measures
A Republican congressman from Florida announced his support for a ban on assault weapon sales Friday in an op-ed in The New York Times.
Former NFL player's social media post prompts closure of California school
A former NFL player who attended a prestigious private high school in Los Angeles was detained by police Friday in connection with a social media post that prompted the closure of the school due to security concerns, according to two law enforcement sources familiar with the matter.
After deadly shooting, Florida governor calls for raising minimum age to buy guns
A week after one of the deadliest mass shootings in modern US history, Florida Gov. Rick Scott announced a comprehensive plan to keep students safe in his state, including suggestions to raise the minimum age to buy a gun, keep weapons out of the hands of the mentally ill and ban the sale of bump stocks.
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