Atlanta GA Nov 18 2019 They have taken place across the country. From Georgia to California. At elementary, middle and high schools. On college and university campuses. In 46 weeks this year, there have been 45 school shootings. That’s nearly an average of one school shooting a week. Of those, 32 of them were at facilities […]
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. Nov 18 2019 The Atlantic City Prosecutor’s Office says six men were charged in connection to a shooting at a high school football game in Pleasantville. Officials charged 31-year-old Alvin Wyatt with attempted murder, unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose in the shooting which injured […]
BELTON, Texas Nov 17 2019 Belton High School students serenaded the school’s security guard on his birthday and a video of the performance is gaining a lot of traction. Students spread the news around school about Marcus Wilson’s birthday, and shortly after they surprised him by coming together to sing “Happy Birthday.” (Photo by Megan Vanselow) […]
COBB COUNTY, Ga. Nov 17 2019 The people who took an oath to protect and serve their community are giving back in a big way, as they promise to help pay off the school lunch balances of children in need. On Wednesday, the Cobb County Community Affairs Unit and a Marietta chapter of the Fraternal Order of […]
Pleasantville NJ November 17 2019 Three people were wounded when a gunman opened fire on a crowd at a high school football game in southern New Jersey on Friday evening, police said. A 10-year-old boy wounded is in critical condition, while a 27-year-old man remains hospitalized in stable condition will be undergoing surgery. A […]
Cleveland OH Nov 17 2019 Union leaders representing some 200 Cleveland schools security officers are raising safety concerns at the districts 108 buildings. Jeff Perry, Business Agent with the Ohio Patrolman’s Benevolent Association, said he believes there are simply not enough security officers to maintain safety in the Cleveland schools. Perry said there are currently […]
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. November 15 2019 — A 16-year-old student pulled a gun from his backpack and opened fire on classmates at a high school north of Los Angeles on Thursday morning, fatally wounding two teens and striking three others before turning the gun on himself, police said. The shooter, whose attack unfolded at Saugus High […]
LOS ANGELES CA November 14 2019 An investigation continues Tuesday into the death of a USC student who was found in off-campus student housing, just a day after the university acknowledged the deaths of several students this semester. USC public safety went to The Dunes apartment complex in University Park at about 2 p.m. Monday in response […]
LYNCHBURG, Va. November 14 2019 — Naloxone is a drug that can save people from an overdose, but some local school nurses don’t have it on hand. Governor Ralph Northam signed a law that went into effect July 1 adding school nurses to the list of people who can administer and store naloxone in schools, but it is […]
Nashville TN November 14 2019 School resources Officer Angela Booker felt confused and hurt. One of her favorite students, Athaleah “Leah” Kerchaval, a seventh grader with special needs, usually hugged Booker and called her “Auntie” or “Momma.” But one day, a few years back, Leah started giving Booker the cold shoulder at Nashville’s Haynes Middle […]