Lynchburg VA October 6 2023 Liberty University failed to warn its Virginia campus community about safety threats, including from individuals accused of sexual violence, and systematically underreported crime statistics, according to a Washington Post report on the preliminary findings of a long-running federal investigation. The private Christian university has marketed itself for years as having one […]
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. October 5, 2023, Superintendent Mike Burke said Wednesday that metal detectors are coming to all Palm Beach County high schools. The School District of Palm Beach County started the school year by launching a pilot program with metal detectors at four district high schools, with each campus having three machines. In all, […]
Charlottesville VA October 5 2023 A Suffolk man is accused of trying to abduct a University of Virginia student Wednesday night in Charlottesville. The Charlottesville Police Department says they’ve identified 40-year-old James Robert Allen as the suspect and he’s charged with strangulation and abduction. Police say a female student reported around 9:40 p.m. Wednesday that an […]
Washington Township NJ September 27, 2023 One of the largest school districts in South Jersey is now under a new partnership. A full-time police officer will now be stationed inside every school in Washington Township to help keep the campuses secure and to help build better relationships with students. Washington Township Police announced the shared […]
St Paul MN September 15, 2023 A 19-year-old Minnesota man is accused of waterboarding and brutally physically and sexually assaulting a woman for three days in her dorm room last weekend. St. Paul police arrested Keanu Avery Labatte, 19, at St. Catherine University, a women’s college, shortly after noon Sunday, alleging he forcibly held the […]
Abington PA September 15, 2023 A group of students at Abington Senior High School were arrested after a fight broke out on Thursday shortly before 11:30 a.m., police said in a statement. The fight in the cafeteria ended when an Abington Police School Resource Officer, school staff and the school’s security team stepped in. The […]
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. September 15, 2023 Sixteen days after a professor was shot and killed by a student, UNC-Chapel Hill went into lockdown again Wednesday following reports of an armed person on campus. The university sent an alert to students and faculty at 12:55 p.m. indicating an “armed, dangerous person” was seen on or near campus, […]
ROCHESTER, N.Y. September 6, 2023 — As college students get back into the swing of life on campus, so are security officers. Campus public safety officials are calling on University of Rochester leaders to allow their officers to be armed. “This week is a big week for the university, with freshmen and even upperclassmen starting to […]
Minnesota September 5th, 2023 Multiple local law enforcement agencies in Minnesota are removing their school resource officers from schools because of a state law that limits the manner in which they are allowed to restrain students when needed. The Blaine City Council voted unanimously Thursday to suspend the police department’s school resource officer partnerships with the […]
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania September 4, 2023 Students at Shenandoah Valley School District have been starting their day off a little differently than in past years. Upon entering school, they must walk through metal detectors designed to pinpoint metallic objects or devices attached to their body. As in airport security, students must place their belongings in […]