Chicago March 4 2020 Amid calls to end the presence of a police resource officer at Oak Park and River Forest High School, the school board has made changes to the student interview policy. Previously, the policy said officers should “make a reasonable effort” to contact a student’s parent or guardian before any interview or […]
LORAIN OH March 2 2020— The district is without a resource officer from Lorain police. Officer Tom Orlosky was injured at the end of January during an altercation with a group of students and one adult. He is out on medical leave. In the meantime, safety coordinator Reuben Figueroa is filling in. According to a […]
KINGSTON, R.I. Feb 28 2020 The University of Rhode Island community should dial 9-1-1 to report any emergency, on- or off-campus, effective immediately. The former Kingston Campus emergency number (401-874-2121) will remain in service for the foreseeable future as the campus community transitions to calling 9-1-1 exclusively for emergencies. Non-emergency calls from the URI community should […]
Daviess County KY Feb 26 2020 Officials for Daviess County Public Schools and the Daviess County Sheriff’s Department said the school district’s plan to create its own police force is a positive move for both agencies. Damon Fleming, director of student services for the school district, said the plan is to have the new force in […]
Frankfort Ky . Feb 24 2020 Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signed into law Friday a school safety bill that requires all police officers in Kentucky schools to carry a gun. He also said at a Capitol news conference that he and top administration officials have met with people concerned about the bill and have vowed to […]
HERKIMER, N.Y. Feb 21 2020 Police and the Safety Office at Herkimer County Community College are investigating after multiple people were stabbed during a fight in the Campus Meadows housing complex on Tuesday at 1 p.m. Police and campus security found the injured victims in a separate dorm after the altercation. One person suffered four stab […]
DEL VALLE, Texas Feb 21 2020 Del Valle Independent School District is officially joining other Central Texas school districts in creating a police department. According to DVISD’s public information department, the school board voted Feb. 18 to create a police department. Five school board members voted for the move, while two others were opposed, and one […]
Provo UT Feb 20 2020 A Brigham Young University student has been arrested after he allegedly donned a black mask, sneaked through underground tunnels on campus and stole food. According to BYU Police, an employee at the university’s Culinary Support Center was startled on Sunday night when he “ran into a male wearing a black mask […]
STRATFORD, CT Feb 19 2020— A teen is charged after he attacked and injured a school resource officer last week at Stratford High School, according to police. Stefan Thomas, 18, of Stratford, was arrested and charged after he refused Thursday to leave school property when asked to do so by staff and the school resource […]
AVON, Ind. Feb 14 2020 Teachers, staff and students at a fast-growing school district are getting a brand new police department to help keep them safe. The new school police for the Avon Community School Corporation will be responsible for five campuses, including the high school. It’s a plan that’s been in the works for months. […]