Safe Schools

FILE — A school bus during sunrise. (Jeff Faughender/Courier Journal via AP)...
Mary Culbertson, Michael Houck and Shara Park, KSL TV

1 student stabbed during fight at Weber County middle school

A student was stabbed during a fight with another student at T H Junior High in Weber County.
6 days ago
The outside of Clearfield High School on Feb. 03, 2025....
Michael Houck

Clearfield High School student brandishes a knife during fight, police say

Three Davis County schools went into secure protocol after an armed student fled from a fight Monday afternoon, Clearfield police say.
7 days ago
One of the seclusion rooms that's used in Utah schools....
Courtney Johns

State Board of Education votes to clear up confusion on rules for use of seclusion

New rule changes clarify Utah's seclusion policies in the hopes of ensuring the practice is used only when absolutely necessary for student safety. 
1 month ago
Snow piles up at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022....
Daniel Woodruff

What Utah lawmakers say they learned about school shootings on trip to Georgia

Members of the School Security Task Force say they're trying to learn from other states that recently had school shootings to make Utah’s schools safer.
2 months ago
The Federal Trade Commission is clamping down on the makers of Evolv Express, an AI-powered weapons...
Garna Mejia

FTC settles with weapons detector company used in Utah schools

The Federal Trade Commission is clamping down on the makers of Evolv Express, an AI-powered weapons detector, and its claims of being more effective than metal detectors.
2 months ago
Students and faculty at West High School staged a walk out protest on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024 after a ...
Mary Culbertson

West High students, faculty stage protest for lack of district support in school violence

Students and faculty at West High School staged a protest on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024 after threats of violence increased in Utah schools.
2 months ago
Police officers stand near a body covered by a tarp outside of Feather River Adventist School after...
Associated Press

Two children, ages 5 and 6, wounded and gunman dead after shooting at Northern California school

Sheriff’s officials say two children have been wounded in a shooting at a tiny religious school in Northern California and the gunman is dead.
2 months ago
A Lehi police officer at Liberty Hills Elementary School after an armed man was arrested nearby the...
Michael Houck

Liberty Hills Elementary was on ‘secure’ status after reports of armed man in area, police say

An elementary school was on lockdown while police arrested a man with a knife who was in the area Wednesday afternoon. 
2 months ago
A graphic showing the number of juvenile lockups for gun offenses from 2015 to 2024. (KSL TV)...
Courtney Johns and Annie Knox, KSL-TV

Utah youth firearm offenses double, but no one really knows where they’re getting the guns

Utah has seen a troubling rise in teens charged with firearm-related crimes, prompting calls for better data tracking and prevention efforts as experts explore how minors are obtaining guns.
3 months ago
A family photo of Kian Hamilton, who was stabbed and killed in August 2024....
Courtney Johns

‘Something has to change’: Searching for solutions to Utah’s rise in student violence

Recent deaths of several teenagers sent the KSL Investigators searching for solutions to a rise in teen violence.
3 months ago
Alpine School District student....
Michael Houck

Nearly 20 Utah County schools received a non-credible threatening phone call, officials say

Several elementary schools in the Alpine School District received phone calls that involved "student safety" but were not deemed a credible threat, according to school officials. 
3 months ago
FILE - A Payson police vehicle is pictured on Monday, March 22, 2021. (Steve Griffin, Deseret News)...
Michael Houck

Payson Jr. High student in custody after allegedly bringing a gun to school

A student is in custody after allegedly bringing a firearm into the school building Monday morning, school officials say.
3 months ago
FILE - A Granite School District Police vehicle. (Spenser Heaps, Deseret News)...
Jacob Freeman

Racist graffiti appears in bathroom, on car at Skyline High

The Granite School District is investigating after racist graffiti was found at Skyline High School.
3 months ago
Two of the guns that were taken from the a 13-year-old boy who tried to enter a Wisconsin elementar...
Todd Richmond and Rick Callahan, Associated Press

Teen is in custody after trying to enter Wisconsin elementary school while armed, police say

Authorities say a 13-year-old boy who had researched school shootings online was arrested hours after he tried to enter a Wisconsin elementary school while armed.
3 months ago
One of the seclusion rooms that's used in Utah schools....
Courtney Johns

Utah school kept special needs child alone in padded room dozens of times, mother says 

A Utah mother was heartbroken to learn her autistic daughter was repeatedly placed in seclusion at school. KSL Investigates examined how often it happens in Utah, and what the law allows.
3 months ago
The Granite School District is conducting its first reunification drill of the 2024-2025 school yea...
Karah Brackin and Brianna Chavez, KSL TV

Granite School District to hold reunification drill at Hunter Elementary

On Thursday, the Granite School District will complete its first reunification drill of this school year.
4 months ago
students walking near rail tracks...
Lauren Steinbrecher and Michael Houck, KSL TV

Police: Multiple reports of Kearns High School students being robbed at gunpoint

Police are investigating at least four cases of Kearns High School students being robbed at gunpoint just outside of the school.
4 months ago
FILE - Cottonwood Heights police cruisers in Cottonwood Heights on Friday, June 26, 2020. (Jeffrey ...
Jacob Freeman

Butler Middle and Elementary schools put on secure status

Butler Middle and Elementary schools were both put on secure status Monday after a person with a weapon was reported nearby.
5 months ago
The outside of the North Davis Junior High School....
Garna Mejia

Parents upset over North Davis Junior High timing in communicating about alleged gun incident

Some North Davis Junior High parents are wondering why the school took so long in informing them about an alleged gun threat made toward the school.
5 months ago
Teachers and school staff in a training session with the Utah County Sheriff's Office to prepare fo...
Deanie Wimmer

Educators begin active shooter training as lawmaker heads to Georgia to learn from their tragedy

School shooting in Georgia adds more urgency to a new Utah law that requires armed guardians in every Utah school.
5 months ago
A panic alert device that the Apalachee High School in Georgia used in the recent school shooting....
Brianna Chavez

Panic alert devices similar to one used in Georgia shooting to be implemented in Utah schools

A Utah team is heading to Georgia Friday looking for lessons learned from the deadly high school shooting earlier this week.
5 months ago
Richard Aspinwall, Christina Irimie, Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo were all victims in th...
Holly Yan and Dalia Faheid, CNN

New details on 14-year-old suspect and victims in 2024’s deadliest school shooting so far

Just weeks into the new school year, classrooms and hallways turned into scenes of carnage and horror as a mass shooter killed four people at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia.
5 months ago
Max and Aubree Winn talking about their recovery after being hit by a car nearly a year ago....
Shara Park

Stansbury Park family continues to fight for school zone designation after being hit in a crosswalk

One family knows how painful it can be when a driver doesn't see you in the crosswalk.
6 months ago
Alpine School District student....
Karah Brackin

Utah schools to implement new safety law

As the new school year gets underway, safety is top of mind. A new safety law is in effect and will be implemented over the next year.
6 months ago

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