Sentences with phrase «schools as a security measure»

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That package also included the STOP School Violence Act of 2018, doesn't include any specific gun control measures, but increases grants for school safety measures, such as security training and metal deteSchool Violence Act of 2018, doesn't include any specific gun control measures, but increases grants for school safety measures, such as security training and metal deteschool safety measures, such as security training and metal detectors.

The National School Lunch Act was passed in 1946 «as a measure of national security, to safeguard the health and well - being of the Nation's children.»

Republicans on Tuesday emerged from a closed - door conference to not rule out new gun control measures as well as backing funding for school security upgrades, such as metal detectors and armed resource officers.

Marjory Stoneman Douglas students seen on the way to school wearing clear backpacks as part of the schools new security measures after the February 14, 2018 school shooting that killed 17 people.

Mount Vernon — Mount Vernon City School District Superintendent Kenneth Hamilton implemented tight security measures at Mount Vernon City schools, for Tuesday, May 1st via district wide email as a result of a disgruntled employee who has made inappropriate comments on social media.

As always, the safety of our students and staff both in and around schools is our number one concern and any extra needed security measures will be taken.»

Florida Gov. Rick Scott, a Republican, backed a proposal on Friday to increase the age of firearm purchases to 21 as well as school security measures and increased safeguards on background checks to bar mentally ill people from buying a gun.

A hedge fund honcho who donates generously in support of charter schools gives a legislator lucrative employment as a securities lawyer while Albany is considering charter school measures.

«It's inevitable that kids» toys, as with everything else in society, will have computers in them, so it's important to design them with security measures in mind,» said co-lead author Franziska Roesner, a UW assistant professor at the Allen School.

As incidents of in - school violence become more common, and strict disciplinary techniques and increased security measures fail to control the problem, many parents, educators, politicians, and social leaders are looking for reliable methods of prevention.

An apparent escalation in the levels of bullying and violence, coupled with newly emerging safety threats such as terrorism recruitment, has led to an increasing need for improved security measures in schools and colleges.

Suffice to say that traditional security threats to schools typically encompass a range of crime types; for example, burglary, theft, robbery, assaults, and vandalism, and that schools need to build in counter measures for these offences alongside strategies to handle health and safety (e.g. fire procedures, criminal records checking), and tackle ongoing issues such as bullying.

The national discussion about improving school safety evolving from the shootings in Newtown, Conn., reached a pivotal moment last week, as the U.S. Senate began consideration of a measure to strengthen school building security, and a Senate committee passed a measure that would bolster school - based mental - health services.

As security measures tend to be costly, it is important to get recognition from the governing body who should recognise that they are required not only to support the school with a policy, but also to allocate sufficient financial support to introduce agreed security measures.

Both plans — from groups not necessarily considered school safety experts — come as schools have been reworking safety and security measures after the deadliest shootings on a K - 12 campus in U.S. history.

Physical security measures are the first and arguably one of the most important aspects of school security, as they serve to deter criminals and are aimed at physically keeping intruders out of the vulnerable areas of the site.

After Remsdaq's integration partner in Dubai, Leisure Secure, were awarded a contract to supply, install and commission a new integrated access control system at the Jumeirah English Speaking School (JESS) in the UAE, Remsdaq's EntroWatch access control software was selected as a key security measure.

Although the overall incidence of criminal activity in schools has dropped in the past few years — thanks to increased awareness amongst staff and parents, as well as the introduction of sturdier security measures — acts of theft, vandalism and especially arson are still a reality.

But Mr Perry said the platform has built - in security measures, such as secure sockets layer (SSL) which ensure data passed from the school remain private.

The U.S. Congress established the National School Lunch Program in 1946 «as a measure of national security, to safeguard the health and well - being of the nation's children» (Gunderson, 1971, p. 19).

(Md.) As the nation ponders the second anniversary of the Sandy Hook tragedy, school administrators continue to search for the right balance between tight campus security measures and student rights to privacy.

The highly - publicized shootings and other acts of violence which have taken place in public schools have resulted in the application of stringent rules and security measures such as metal detectors to help create and maintain a safe learning environment.

Philadelphia, like most urban school districts, spends a significant amount of money on things most suburban districts do not, such as increased security measures, school police, metal detectors, non-teaching hallway patrols, health services, detention centers, discipline schools, teen parenting centers, daycare, nurseries, and non-English-speaking classes.

Michelle Rhee's tenure as Chancellor Schools in Washington, D.C. demonstrated the not excusable but entirely predictable results of tying people's job security to capriciously unstable measures of their effectiveness.

Many of the school - level items must remain confidential as they pertain to specific measures, practices, or facility elements that could compromise school security if widely known.

The first reading explores whether or not school security measures such as cameras, metal detectors, and police or security personnel make schools safer.

In an April 20, 2013, article for Think Progress, reporter Aviva Shen described how measures such as increased security personnel have failed to reduce school violence, and may even have a role in exacerbating it:

Joseph Martineau joined the Center as a Senior Associate in January 2014, and has led and contributed to work on growth models, prepared for and analyzed the effects of interruptions of online testing, developed and improved testing and accountability systems, measured achievement gaps, conducted standard setting, evaluated test security, designed comprehensive assessment systems, conceptualized high school assessment under ESSA, designed educator certification testing, and implemented educator evaluation systems.

Oct 4, the school increased the security on campus as a precautionary measure, but continued with a normal school schedule.