school security

The governor also called the state's teacher's union, the NJEA, the "Corleones."

Safety drills, parent notification systems, and other safety measures in U.S. public schools grew in popularity in the years surrounding the massacre at Connecticut's Sandy Hook Elementary School.

State Sen. Jim Beach thinks so. He's sponsoring a bill to establish a pilot program to train veterans and put them in school security positions.

State Senator Dawn Marie Addiego and Assemblymen Scott Rudder and Chris Brown are introducing a bill that would require the establishment of a school security construction code that would apply to the building of new public school buildings and additions. The State Departments of Community Affairs a…

Garden State lawmakers could soon give final approval to a measure that aims to make public schools in Jersey even safer than they are now.

April marks four months since Sandy Hook school shootings. In New Jersey, school districts continue to strengthen their security measures, examine their plans and work on ways to protect our children when they are at school. A special forum is set for Tuesday in Monmouth County that turns the focus …

The American Federation of Teachers is denouncing a suggestion that schools train selected staff to carry weapons, and that each school should have at least one armed security officer. The head of the teachers' group calls the idea a "cruel hoax" that won't protect childr…

Bergen County authorities have formed a task force that will focus on school security assessments.

Students at Jackson Memorial High School will notice a beefed up police presence on following Wednesday's evacuation after a threat was discovered in a bathroom.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says posting armed guards outside classrooms won't make classrooms safer or encourage learning.