Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. About 50 elementary counselors in Salem-Keizer Public Schools recently spent several hours learning how to prepare and educate ...

Schools are grappling with how to prepare students for the possibility of gun violence without traumatizing them. Lockdown drills are a fact of life in U.S. schools. What does that mean for students?

Schools are back. Classes are in full swing. And in the U.S., that means the possibility of a school shooting is just a reality for students. On yesterday's program, we took you to a school in ...

Talking to young kids about lockdown drills is one of those parenting moments that can make even calm, thoughtful moms feel ...

Lockdown drills happen in nearly every school, but the ubiquitous simulations don’t help teachers feel safer, according to a recent survey by the RAND Corporation. And while the drills are intended to ...

About 50 elementary counselors in Salem-Keizer Public Schools recently spent several hours learning how to prepare and educate students ahead of lockdown drills, which can be traumatizing to some ...

Since the start of the school year, there have been more than 70 shootings on campuses across the U.S., according to the K-12 School Shooting Database. That level of violence is why educators in the U ...