School Athletic Event Security: Major Update to Free School Safety Planning Resource
High school football season is getting underway, and school athletic event security is already back in the headlines. A 17-year-old was fatally shot during a high school football game Friday night in Bakersfield, California. The shooting occurred inside the stadium gates following an altercation. It is another reminder that large school athletic events present security […]
Do you have a game plan for school athletic event security? Shootings and other violence at high school games are not new, but they are far too common and intense
Last night, a 14-year-old boy was killed in a school shooting as police were dispersing a crowd following a Chicago-area high school football game. Meanwhile, in Kansas City, Kansas, shots were fired during a high school football game and the school officer returned fire until the suspects fled. These are the latest in a spate […]
School Athletic Event Security: Are You Prepared?
High school basketball game rivalries used to be fun and safe for students, parents, and other spectators. Most of them still are safe and enjoyable today. But many of today’s school athletic event games also require a new level of security planning by school administrators and safety officials. In the latest of video-captured basketball game […]
School Athletic Event Security
By now many have seen the latest high school basketball game near-riot at Monessen Senior High in Pennsylvania. There has been a lot of buzz about it online and on national TV. For those who have not, take a look and ask yourself, “Do we have adequate plans at our school to manage athletic event security […]