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School Safety

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Brown University police chief put on leave; DOE launches review

Dec 23, 2025

Back to School Town Hall

Sep 3, 2025

Raging fire guts elementary school overnight on Long Island

It appears the fire started in the library, which sustained significant damage.

Mar 10

Massapequa school demos new safety alert program

Aug 28, 2025

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How to talk to children about school shootings

Aug 28, 2025

Gamer reports hearing plot to attack CA school in online chat

May 16, 2025

19-year-old killed, 5 injured in shooting at Georgia university campus

Oct 21, 2024

Nassau County working to improve school safety amid increased threats

Oct 1, 2024

GA school shooting spotlights panic alert system

Sep 6, 2024

Latest Videos

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The Safe Pak provides students with college safety tools

May 27

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Nassau County working to improve school safety amid increased threats

Oct 1, 2024

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Nassau County officials discuss school safety amid spike in school threats

Oct 1, 2024

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2 students, 2 teachers killed in Georgia shooting; 14-year-old charged

Sep 4, 2024

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What schools are doing to keep kids safe 25 years after Columbine

Apr 17, 2024

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School staff rush in to save student whose heart stops beating

Jan 29, 2024

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'It's really scary': Parents concerned about speeding in school zone

May 24, 2023

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NY county installs cameras on school buses to help keep students safe

Mar 1, 2023

Latest Stories

WABC-TV Back to School Town Hall with Chancellor David C. Banks

The new school year is upon us, as are hot-button issues including class size and cell phone bans.

Sep 5, 2024

Pedestrian safety top of mind on first day of school after student, mother killed in June

Pedestrian safety was made a priority as the school year kicked off on Tuesday after a student and his mother were struck and killed in June while crossing the street.

Sep 3, 2024

Student shot to death outside Wisconsin middle school was wielding a pellet gun, state DOJ says

The Wisconsin DOJ said the student pointed his pellet gun at officers before they shot him.

May 4, 2024

How the Columbine shooting has impacted school safety 25 years later

Schools across the country, including in New York, have made huge strides to protect students in the 25 years since the mass shooting at Columbine High School.

Apr 19, 2024

Columbine: 25 years later, what schools are doing to keep kids safe

Eyewitness News is looking back at 25 years since the shooting at Columbine High School and is taking a deeper look at how schools in our area are continuing to try to find the best ways to protect their students.

Apr 17, 2024