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.

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 ...