© 2024 WSHU
NPR News & Classical Music
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
We received reports that some iPhone users with the latest version of iOS (v17.4) cannot play audio via the Grove Persistent Player.
While we work to fix the issue, we recommend downloading the WSHU app.

Long Island Towns Boost School Security

Michael Conroy
/
AP

School districts on Long Island will increase security when the new school year begins in September.

Several, including Massapequa, have hired armed guards. Others have added security cameras both inside and outside the school.

Other projects include single point entrances, “hardening” the entrances, and requiring all visitors to wear photo security passes.

New York State will also consider a requirement that all schools hold “active shooter drills.”

The changes are in response to the shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida and the Santa Fe High School in Texas.

Terry Sheridan is a Peabody-nominated, award-winning journalist. As Senior Director of News and Education, he developed a unique and award-winning internship program with the Stony Brook University School of Communications and Journalism, where he is also a lecturer and adjunct professor. He also mentors graduate fellows from the Sacred Heart University Graduate School of Communication, Media and the Arts.