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Boise State University has received a campus grant from the federal Office of Violence Against Women, and this grant has allowed the Gender Equity Center to expand its on-campus efforts to keep the campus safe. The Gender Equity Center is among the wide variety of resources available for students on campus, including survivors of relationship violence.
An Illinois school safety helpline aimed at giving kids a place to report information that might prevent bullying, suicide and campus violence was expanded statewide this week, officials said Wednesday.
Two weeks after a shooting took the life of an 18-year-old Skokie resident on Clark Street Beach adjacent to Northwestern’s Evanston campus, the University continues to review its practices and policies in response to the shooting, as is done after any emergency on or near its campuses.
As parents send their children off to college or university, students’ safety is top of mind. Despite recent shooting investigations in and around Carbondale, two Southern Illinois University Carbondale football players said they weren't worried going into the new academic year, because SIU hasn't had a shooting incident on campus where someone was hit.
After student violence prompted administrators to close Alton High School for two days, the district is increasing security measures by adding metal detectors and more staff in hallways between classes. Teachers are also looking for ways to help students cope with trauma and resolve conflict by identifying mental health issues and providing resources.
From the University of Illinois Chicago to DePaul University and Loyola University, Chicago has recently seen an uptick in armed robberies on or near college campuses at all different times of the day. On Saturday, Loyola University Campus Police sent out an alert, advising that three students were robbed outside Marquette Hall before 4 a.m.
Northern Illinois University’s safety notifications have decreased exponentially. Weekly notifications of “shots fired” and “stabbings” have gone down to only five safety alerts for the entire 2023-2024 school year. Students are wondering if crime has indeed gone down or if they are being limited from knowing the number of alerts happening in DeKalb. Darren Mitchell, NIU’s chief of police, explained it’s a mix of both.
The School Safety Initiative, led by the FBI, is a proactive effort to prevent school tragedies by sharing research with schools and creating threat assessment teams comprised of school counselors, staff, and school resource officers.