school safety

One key lesson I’ve learned while working with Security magazine is the critical role security leaders play in sharing their experiences to help prevent future threats. Following the December school shooting in Wisconsin, I connected with top education security experts to gather their insights on lessons learned from the tragedy. Over the past several months, I’ve shared these expert interviews in this column to spark meaningful discussions on improving school safety. We started this series…

With just days to go before winter break, another heartbreaking school shooting shook the nation. On December 16, 2024, a 15-year-old student opened fire at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, killing a teacher and another student before taking her own life. As someone who once called Madison home, this incident hit especially close to me. Many of my acquaintances have school-aged children in the area, making the tragedy feel all the more personal….