School Safety

Audrey Hale was a former student at the school and it is thought that Hale's writings might reveal a motive for the attack

A prosecutor argued that former Deputy Scot Peterson could have confronted shooter Nikolas Cruz and stopped the deaths of six of the 17 people

How law enforcement and educators can develop effective threat assessment teams to stop school violence

“A lot goes through your mind when you are driving to an in-progress active shooter at your own son’s school. I was thinking about my son and all my son’s friends. It’s hard to explain, but it was surreal.”

“It’s critically important that as many perspectives as possible come to the table in the assessment of risk or threat as well as assessing potential protective factors.”

The majority of teachers responding to a RAND survey upheld the importance of a threat reporting and intervention system as critical for school safety

A judge ruled Covenant School parents have a right to intervene against other groups that want the shooter's writings, along with other police documents

While much attention is given to responding to attacks in progress, increased research provides hope for earlier intervention and prevention of school violence

To improve school safety against active shooters, we must work on prevention, disruption and response through a multitude of options

Regardless of where an incident occurs, agencies invariably face inquiries from community members and the media about their preparedness and response

Law enforcement must continue to keep these low-frequency, high-consequence events at the forefront of their training

“I want the truth to come out and if it is going to be through a trial, so be it," Scot Peterson said.

The focus of a new Secret Service report is how to improve the willingness of students and others to report concerning behavior

Officer Peter Sutera has created several initiatives including a summer fishing program, an online gaming program and a comfort dog program

“Heavenly Father, keep our officers safe, keep our students safe, let us make the decisions we need to make,” an officer says as he drives to Richneck Elementary School