school safety

La administración de Trump ya no prohíbe que agentes de ICE hagan arrestos en escuelas, pero los distritos no tienen conocimiento de que se haya realizado algun operativo en los campus hasta la fecha.

The Trump administration no longer bars ICE agents from making arrests at schools, but the districts are not aware of any enforcement on campus to date.

Todavía no se ha logrado una cobertura del 100%, dijo el jefe de seguridad estatal Pennington. “Pero sí creo que todos están comprometidos y avanzando en la dirección correcta.”

It’s not 100% coverage yet, said State Security Chief Pennington. “But I do believe that everyone's on board and moving in the right direction.”

The Utah State Board of Education has already requested an additional $100 million, but Republican Rep. Ryan Wilcox said he thinks it’ll be closer to $800 million.

Teachers can face difficult behavioral issues in the classroom, but preparing for that in real life can be challenging. Researchers say virtual reality offers them the chance to practice in a “risk free environment.”

Utah is using hefty fines to crack down on drivers who illegally pass school buses and endanger children.

Part of Utah’s new school safety overhaul, a guardian is an existing school employee who volunteers to carry a gun and is trained to use it if necessary.

Utah’s new school safety law requires an armed individual to be at every K-12 school to protect the kids inside. That includes thousands of young children who attend pre-K or daycare in K-12 school buildings.

The university in Cedar City expects the new officers will allow its police force to better handle investigations and cover campus events like the Utah Shakespeare Festival.

Utah’s new school safety law requires an armed person on campus. There’s also a timetable of work that school districts and law enforcement need to finish before classes start.

Earlier this year, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed into law a massive school security bill that only has $100 million of one-time funding. Some school district officials say it won’t be nearly enough.