School Safety

Iowa leaders launched a new website, app and hotline Tuesday for anonymously reporting concerns related to school safety.

About 30 communities in Iowa were targeted Tuesday by false reports of school shootings. Iowa Department of Public Safety Commissioner Steve Bayens said it appeared to be a hoax known as “swatting.”

The Spirit Lake Community School District voted to authorize 10 staff members to be armed on campus. It’s an effort to protect against a potential active shooter situation.

Las Escuelas de la Comunidad de Cedar Rapids comenzarán el nuevo año escolar con cinco oficiales de policía uniformados en cinco de sus escuelas bajo un contrato modificado con la Ciudad de Cedar Rapids.

Cedar Rapids Schools joins a list of Iowa school districts reducing or eliminating police presence inside their schools.

The plan puts money toward safety reviews and improvements to school buildings. It also creates a new school safety bureau at the Iowa Department of Safety to work with public and private schools across the state to prevent mass shootings.

Las Escuelas Públicas de Des Moines planearon la serie de ” Charlas Comunitarias” de cinco partes como una forma de recopilar las opiniones de la comunidad para abordar mejor la seguridad de los estudiantes y los recursos en sus escuelas. La primera tuvo lugar el jueves por la noche en la East High School, donde tres adolescentes fueron tiroteados el mes pasado.

Des Moines Public Schools hosted its first community roundtable discussion last night in response to a fatal shooting on one of its high school campuses.

La policía de Des Moines ha acusado a 10 adolescentes en relación con el tiroteo mortal de José David López, de 15 años, en el exterior del East High School el mes pasado. La policía ha dicho que López era el objetivo previsto.

Five of the 10 teenagers charged in connection with a school campus shooting in Des Moines last month have pleaded not guilty in court filings.