Campus Safety Magazine

1 week ago | campussafetymagazine.com | Amy Rock

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Canisius University announced its plan to eliminate its own public safety department and partner with a private security company to handle public safety services. The school has contracted with Alaska-based Nana Management Services (NMS), WKBW reports. Employees of the public safety department, which consists of five sworn peace officers, three dispatchers, and an administrative specialist, received letters last week informing them that they would be terminated as of June 15.

1 week ago | campussafetymagazine.com | Amy Rock

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on May 21 signed legislation that aims to enhance school safety in Florida public schools. The bipartisan bill (SB 1470), set to take effect July 1, was sponsored in the Senate by Senator Danny Burgess (R-Zephyrhills) and in the House by Rep. Brad Yeager (R-New Port Richey) and State Rep. Christine Hunschofsky (D-Parkland). In part, the legislation builds upon the state’s Guardian Program by expanding participation to childcare centers, Parkland Talk reports.

1 week ago | campussafetymagazine.com | Robin Hattersley |Robin Hattersley Gray

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to review a Massachusetts middle school’s ban on a student’s T-shirt declaring “There are only two genders,” allowing the school’s prohibition to remain in place and underscoring the legal complexities surrounding student expression and transgender rights in American schools. The decision, which leaves unchallenged a lower court ruling siding with the school, arrives amid intensifying public debate around gender identity and student speech.

1 week ago | campussafetymagazine.com | Amy Rock

UVALDE, Texas — A $4.3 million grant has been used to improve radio communications at thirteen school districts within Uvalde, Val Verde, and Kinney counties. On May 24, 2022, 19 children and two teachers were killed in a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. More than 370 officials from federal, state, and local agencies responded to the shooting yet it took law enforcement officials 77 minutes to take down the gunman.

1 week ago | campussafetymagazine.com | Robin Hattersley |Robin Hattersley Gray

The National Hurricane Center has issued its official 2025 outlook, projecting an active Atlantic hurricane season with conditions ripe for more storms than average. The season, which runs from June 1 to November 30, is expected to deliver a higher-than-usual number of storms, fueled by a mix of climatic factors that are aligning for increased hurricane activity.