School safety

A proposal for Peoria Public Schools to purchase a new walk-through metal detector system for the district’s three traditional high schools failed to gain board of education approval on Tuesday.

Peoria Public Schools will implement a clear bookbag policy for its high school and middle school students later this year.

George McKenna anticipates a smooth transition as he assumes leadership of the Peoria County Regional Office of Education.

Washington Community High School students are being told to leave the backpacks at home this week after a “possible student safety risk.”

An assistant professor of Criminal Justice Science at Illinois State University says America’s schools are doing their students a disservice by suspending them.

A government organization studying targeted violence is speaking with school districts around the county with a goal of preventing attacks and school shootings before they happen.

The Peoria County Regional Office of Education is set to help pay for a “mapping” program at several area schools.

The Illini Bluffs school district in Glasford held their first emergency reunification drill since 2018.

Peoria Public Schools Director of School Safety Demario Boone says he's focused on prevention to keep schools safe.

Fulton County first responders are using new indoor maps to give them a better overview of a school's layout before entering, making response times quicker in case there's an emergency.