State lawmakers want to lower the number of school emergency drills after spending months studying their impact on students' well-being and mental health. On Wednesday, Rep. Jennifer Boylan and nine ...

Glens Falls — School starts next week across New York State, and with that, new school safety procedures will be in place. The New York State legislature putting guardrails on school lockdown drills, ...

Lockdown drills have become a standard part of school security across the United States. Although it is important to feel prepared to respond to a school emergency, these drills often elicit anxiety, ...

(CNN) — Students who are exposed to violence at school tend to feel less safe, but a new study suggests that lockdown drills and training – designed to prepare students and teachers for a school ...

Starting this fall, New York schools will have to develop procedures for notifying parents ahead of lockdown drills and will have to make sure that drills do not mimic a school shooting or other ...

WAYNE COUNTY, N.Y. – School districts are heading into the new year with some changes to their lockdown routines, including notifying parents a week before a drill is planned. Parents have asked for ...

Minnesota schools are required to hold five lockdown drills every school year to prepare for safety threats, but nobody's checking to make sure they're following through, and an informal survey found ...

BUFFALO, NY —America’s Safe Schools Week has arrived (October 16-20) and ensuring the safety and well-being of students continues to be a top priority for educators and parents alike. With New York ...