School Safety

A Louisiana school system has banned an iconic back-to-school item as part of an experiment. Could this experiment be coming to your child's school?

The announcement of installing bulletproof vestibules in local schools has sparked a range of reactions from parents in Acadiana.

What are the safety measures in place at Lafayette Parish schools?

School will be in session tomorrow, but there will be an increased law enforcement presence.

There were reports of an armed man on campus.

The new system should allow for faster response times for any on-campus emergency that might arise.

Louisiana students may soon be allowed to carry a bulletproof backpack into public schools.

Lawmakers debated more than two hours over the issue that was killed in committe on a 7-9 vote.

A recent school safety study sponsored by the National Rifle Association and headed by former Republican Rep. of Arkansas Asa Hutchinson, suggests that trained and armed staff members on campus, along with at least one armed security officer, would be the best response to stopping horrific school shootings like the recent tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut...