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Missouri Senate passes wide-ranging education bill that includes banning cellphones in class

Missouri Senate passes wide-ranging education bill that includes banning cellphones in class

by Marshall Griffin | May 7, 2025 | Education, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt

The Missouri Senate has passed a wide-ranging K-12 public school bill. The legislation includes a ban on students using cellphones throughout the entire length of the school day, including both class time and lunch breaks. The sponsor, State Sen. Mike Henderson,...
Mobile panic buttons for Missouri schools: “Another tool for safety in our schools”

Mobile panic buttons for Missouri schools: “Another tool for safety in our schools”

by Alisa Nelson | May 18, 2023 | Crime / Courts, Education, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt

In the era of increased school threats, the push to help keep Missouri schools safe will soon involve the push of an SOS button. Missouri is offering a mobile panic button app to the state’s public schools to rapidly alert staff and 911 when there is an emergency....
Missouri launches mobile emergency alerting app for schools

Missouri launches mobile emergency alerting app for schools

by Alisa Nelson | May 11, 2023 | Crime / Courts, News

Missouri has rolled out a state-funded mobile app for public schools across the state to rapidly alert school staff and emergency responders to emergency situations. A news release from Gov. Mike Parson’s office says the alert app is free to schools and users. “We...
14-year-old Karli Jones is working to make public schools safer (Listen)

14-year-old Karli Jones is working to make public schools safer (Listen)

by Joey Parker | Feb 10, 2022 | Crime / Courts, Education, News, Politics / Govt, Show Me Today

Karli Jones says every single day when students walk into school they run the risk of being involved in a school shooting. She’s part of a small group of students from Columbia Public Schools working together to try to reduce the serious risk of gun violence in our...

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