Maryland-based Hardwire LLC-- better known for its military armor products -- sells 18-by-20 inch whiteboards for $300; over 100 schools in five states have purchased them.

As school shootings continue to make headlines, a new line of defense has emerged: bulletproof whiteboards. The University of Maryland Eastern Shore has already snapped up 200 of them for $299 each.

There are 121 boards at Gunning Bedford and 19 at Pleasantville Elementary. "Hopefully it will never get used," said Tanya Aviola, a guidance counselor who saw the shields used during a demonstration.

Cold Spring, Minn., Police Chief Phil Jones (left) and Rocori School District Superintendent Scott Staska hold bulletproof whiteboards in April while announcing the school system's $25,000 ...

A Minnesota school district using bulletproof whiteboards to protect students. Apr. 25, 2013 — -- As school districts across the country grapple with ideas to better protect students after a ...

Ever since Dorchester School District 2 in Summerville, S.C., installed 1,200 interactive boards in its classrooms, disciplinary incidents are way down. "Students were bored" before the ...

A central Minnesota school district where two students were killed in a 2003 shooting is getting a new device that officials hope adds another layer of defense should a gunman enter school grounds:… ...

The staff at Gunning Bedford Middle School in New Castle, Delaware were given hand-held whiteboards that double as bulletproof shields in case of a school shooting.

As newer forms of technology filter into local classrooms, interactive whiteboards seem to be attracting the most attention, from kindergarten through high school. Educators say the whiteboards ...

Replacing blackboards with interactive whiteboards was a waste of money which did not help pupils’ learning, the Education Secretary has said. Jump to content UK News Website of the Year 2024 ...

A Minnesota school district where two students were killed in a 2003 shooting unveiled a new device Tuesday aimed at adding a last-ditch layer of safety for ... bulletproof whiteboards. ...

It's not just the conversation about guns and school safety that's changed since the Newtown elementary school massacre — it's also the plethora of products being marketed to school districts ...