SCHOOL SAFETY

Keeping students safe during a mass shooting and helping parents worry less are the main reasons one St. Augustine man with a law enforcement background created Student Survival Training.

Possibly besides tuition costs, the one issue that is often on the forefront for college students and their parents is campus safety.

School districts around the country are working to beef up security measures. This school year, safety of students is top of mind more than ever. That's why school systems like Roanoke City are having to rethink the way they do things.

A student is accused of making a social media threat aimed at Atlantic Coast High School, the principal said Friday.

With many Northeast Florida students back in class and Duval County students returning to school on Monday, now is a good time for parents to talk with their children about personal safety, especially walking to and home from school.

As parents prepare their children for the start of the school year, safety is obviously a major concern.

Ahead of the new school year, Clay County officials on Monday laid out their plans to keep students safe and protect against mass shootings.

When children head back to school in August, their safety is top priority.

In a presentation to the Duval County School Board Tuesday, representatives of the district’s police department detailed the need for increased recruitment and retention efforts to fill more than 20 vacancies.