Utica NY September 11 2023 A teenage suspect was arrested in the shooting of a security guard who was blasted in the head while breaking up a fight at a high school football game in New York over the weekend, police announced. The suspect, a 16-year-old boy, turned himself in to police Sunday after he […]
Utica NY September 10 2023 A security officer for a New York school district was hospitalized after he was shot in the head outside a high school football game. Police say the shooting happened about 4 p.m. Saturday as a football game between Proctor High School and Binghamton High School was ending. A large fight broke […]
Chadwick MO September 9 2023 A woman who worked as a security guard in a Christian County school is under arrest Friday. Montana Coupland from Springfield is charged with endangering the welfare of a child. She also worked for Task-9 security. The Chadwick School District hired the company, and her day ended with an on-the-job arrest […]
Riverside Ohio September 8 2023 The Riverside School District recently announced that each of its buildings now has a full-time safety officer, following the school board’s decision to create the roles last summer. The district’s four elementary schools, LaMuth Middle School and the Riverside Campus each staff a safety officer during the school day, the Aug. […]
Southwest Ranches Florida September 8 2023 Three teachers helped save their school security officer’s life. He collapsed. Twice his heart stopped. CPR kept the officer alive. One week later, he hopes his story motivates other schools to train staff in CPR. Ten days before Greentree Preparatory Charter School opened for classes, administrators hired trainers from Dynamic […]
ROCHESTER, N.Y. September 8 2023 — Rochester Police are looking for whomever pointed a gun at a school security guard on Thursday afternoon outside school grounds. Officers responded to the Francis Parker School No. 23 on Barrington Street around 2 p.m. They learned that the security guard was helping to control traffic when a vehicle attempted […]
Effingham County GA September 7, 2023 Security cameras will be installed in Effingham County Georgia elementary schools by next spring, with every classroom being covered, according to local media reports. It follows the local school board spending $2 million fitting cameras in high school classrooms, with middle schools expected to follow shortly. Superintendent Yancy Ford, […]
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 […]
Chapel Hill NC September 6, 2023 Approximately 270 security cameras were installed this summer in residence halls across campus. The University installed the cameras to enhance security by recording individuals as they enter the buildings, but the cameras will not typically be monitored in real-time. They are situated strategically to film any exterior doors. “We […]
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 […]