School safety

March 27, 2008 -- Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell today convened a statewide conference on school safety at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain. The conference included Connecticut school officials from all levels of education – from elementary school to college – and addressed ways to review and improve security measures and response plans. The conference follows tragedies from shootings on the Northern Illinois University campus last month and on the Virginia Tech campus last year.

“We must plan for the worst – for an incident at one of our own schools or college campuses,” Governor Rell told the conference attendees. “Coordination, communication and anticipation must be our watchwords.    » read more »

January 28, 2008 -- Colorado Governor Ritter and two bipartisan legislative sponsors today announced plans to create a Colorado School Safety Resource Center, which will assist schools in preventing, responding to and recovering from emergencies.    » read more »