school safety

The shooting at Central Visual and Performing Arts high school in October 2022 left a student and teacher dead. Police killed the suspect, a 19-year-old former student of CVPA.

Driving under the influence of alcohol or marijuana has increased in recent years. Around 17% of teens say they’ve been a passenger of a driver who wasn’t sober, and the results can be deadly. One school is trying to educate teenagers and curb impaired driving.

The bill would allow school districts to expand the number of people who can become school protection officers and thus carry guns on school grounds.

Raptor Technologies uses its software to allow school administration, teachers, and staff to make emergency alerts.

Hickman High School will test a weapons detection system starting Monday and lasting until winter break. This comes after students requested further safety measures.

Columbia and Jefferson City each will receive $300,000 for safety upgrades.

The district tested the Evolv Express system last month, but has no timeline for implementing any new safety measures.

The local newscast from the KBIA newsroom in Columbia, Missouri

The district is considering adding additional security measures at the request of Hickman High School students. There is no timeline for the process.

After Sandy Hook and Parkland, communities have remained extremely focused on school safety. Gov. Mike Parson created a task force on student safety. A…