Public Safety

Organized by the Austin Justice Coalition and Austin Black Lives Matter, the gathering was an opportunity for neighbors to come together and get to know one another.

Wednesday’s protests were officially about gun control. But they were was as much about young people stretching their voices, finding their place in the world.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has created a new statewide task force to examine ways to improve safety for the state’s schoolchildren.

A newly-installed pedestrian bridge collapsed Thursday at Florida International University, trapping at least five vehicles underneath.

"National approaches to school safety" are on the agenda Thursday as the Pennsylvania House Education Committee meets in Harrisburg for a hearing on school safety measures.

Not all of the events in New Jersey occurred with the blessing of school administrators. Some didn’t occur at all.

Following the walkout, students at Caesar Rodney High School in Camden, Del. attended a town hall forum that was dominated by state lawmakers.

Students from more than 50 schools in the region left their classrooms this morning for today’s National School Walkout.

A 1958 deadly fire at a Chicago school was the catalyst for life-saving fire drills. Experts say the 1999 Columbine shooting spurred school security changes at a slower pace.

A nationwide network of Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school graduates are mobilizing for change. That includes using comedy.

At Mastery Charter School’s Shoemaker campus in West Philly, activism is ingrained in the school culture: 8th graders take a social justice class for heir history requirement.

In Philadelphia, the kids have been on fire for years — and violence has been a constant theme.

Cruz has been charged with 17 counts of murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last month.

Twenty-one-year-old Gregory Lepsky pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization.

The silent alarm would be activated during a shooting or other school emergency. Former Gov. Chris Christie vetoed similar legislation three times over five years.