Guilderland school district officials asked students to tell them why so many of them said that safe school buildings were a top priority. Do students not feel safe, officials wanted to know, and, if they don’t, what are they afraid of? They organized a focus group to hear their thoughts, but just one student came.

“There is clearly a copycat effect,” says a report on bomb threats by the Educator’s School Safety Network. Over the years at Guilderland, school leaders have had different responses to the threats.

Recent events in Dallas and Baton Rouge have police departments in the Capital District rethinking security.

During a lock-out situation Friday, school officials were monitoring who was entering the building through the front security system.