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For many years, the relationship an organization had with a person was sufficient to serve as "consent" for receiving automated calls/messages for both emergency and non-emergency purposes. In the fall of 2013, the FCC began re-evaluating this implied consent standard...

The residents of Bessemer have a new way to receive emergency alerts and other important information from the city. The City of Bessemer Citizen Notification System (CNS) is a free service that allows residents and businesses in Bessemer to receive alerts regarding...

Thanks to new technology, families can now be informed of weather conditions and schedule changes very quickly. If you ever have a question of whether a scheduled event is going to happen, just check it out on the Web. That is, if you have power! Any time you need to...

The City of Graysville is looking forward to better serving it residents in 2015 according to Mayor Ted Doss. Graysville will soon be adding the RapidCast messaging system to assist it's residents. RapidCast is a communication tool that will allow the residents of...

University of Southern Mississippi Police Department have arrested Brandon Hardin, 20, in conjunction with Monday morning's social media threat. The anonymous post — made on the Yik Yak app Monday morning — led campus police and administrators to issue an Eagle Alert...

According to Gallup’s annual Work and Education poll, nearly 75 percent of parents in the United States say they do not fear for their child’s physical safety at school. Equally important, 92 percent of school-aged children have not expressed any worry or concern...

The security plan at Hillside Christian Church in southwest Amarillo was put to the test one afternoon three weeks ago when a man with a history of making violent threats in online posts showed up in the parking lot. Read Entire Article

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will create a national center for public safety on school campuses. The Center would train campus public safety agency personnel, encourage research to strengthen college safety and security and serve as a clearinghouse for the...

Nationally respected crisis communication/crisis management consultant Rick Kaufman, APR, is scheduled to be the keynote speaker of the 2013 ASCA School Safety Conference set for March 1. The conference will be held at the Shelby County Instructional Service Center in...

Keeping doors locked, avoiding codes and having reverse evacuation protocols will help to ensure your lockdowns are implemented quickly. Read Entire Article

The Tennessee School Boards Association (TSBA) is proud to announce the release of its official mobile application, iTSBA. Available on the iPhone, iPad and Android devices, TSBA developed iTSBA as part of its advocacy, communication and membership services. This...

Under the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) of 2008, which went into effect in July 2010, colleges and universities have revised rules relating to emergency response, emergency notification, missing student notification, fire safety reporting and hate crime...

For those individuals suddenly given the responsibility for developing a disaster/emergency management and business continuity program, basic plan, or emergency operations plan, the process can be overwhelming. Read Entire Article