School safety

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.

Roger Alvey, the new president of the Illinois Association of School Administrators, says school safety and improving education are the top priorities for him.

Gov. Bruce Rauner has a track record of handing the toughest topics to small bipartisan panels of legislators. These “working groups” have been tasked...

Officials studying safety in Illinois schools say local authorities should adopt sound existing guidelines for securing the schoolhouse, build trust in…