VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. March 7 2020– An assault and battery misdemeanor charge was filed against the Director of Security of Virginia Wesleyan University after a tussle during a Bernie Sanders rally last Saturday. This incident has drawn national attention. The rally happened at Virginia Wesleyan University. Markus Gohring was part of a small number of […]
McHenry County IL March 5 2020 A Huntley High School security aide and athletic coach who said he resigned rather than face termination for trying to defuse a chaotic incident in the school cafeteria has received support from thousands of people in the community who want him to be rehired. Chong “John” Woo said the incident […]
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 […]
DeLand Fl March 1 2020 Up to 17 students reported having trouble breathing after a student sprayed mace at DeLand Middle School A DeLand Middle School student who sprayed mace at the campus on Friday was charged with disrupting a school function, police said. Students at the school reported having trouble breathing, drawing officers and […]
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 […]
Fort Worth Texas Feb 26 2020 Five Rosemont Middle School students were taken into custody Tuesday morning in the aftermath of a brawl involving both students and staff members that caused the school to go into a lockout and left nine people with minor injuries, authorities said. Four students were charged with assault on a police […]
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 […]
Honolulu HI Feb 25 2020 A high school athlete was arrested today after allegedly threatening a referee and grabbing his shirt then pushing down a security guard at the Texaco/HHSAA Wrestling State Championships at Blaisdell Arena. According to witnesses, Vitale Afoa, 18, of Leilehua was upset about losing his 285-pound preliminary round match against Baldwin’s […]
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 […]