Richland County SC October 4 2019 Two Columbia teenagers were charged with multiple crimes after they brought a gun and ammunition to their high school Wednesday, the Richland County Sheriff’s Department said. The 14- and 15-year-old are students at Richland Northeast High School, the sheriff’s department said in a news release. That is near the […]
JACKSBORO, Tenn. October 4 2019 An elementary school principal in Tennessee turned herself into the Campbell County Sheriff’s Office and is facing multiple charges stemming from an incident in mid-September. According to the media release from CCSO, Wynn Elementary School principal Dr. Krissy Lynn Cobb, who is currently suspended without pay, was found unresponsive by sheriff’s […]
Harrisburg PA October 3 2019 Amid a flurry of legislative activity in June, Gov. Tom Wolf signed a bill creating new training requirements for security officers and other armed personnel who patrol Pennsylvania’s schools. The only problem, according to lawmakers and local officials? The bill mistakenly stripped school police officers — licensed law enforcement […]
BROOKSVILLE FL October 3 2019— Hernando County school officials will ask the School Board next week to consider establishing its own police force. The shift away from paying the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office for its school resource deputies would come in August 2020, officials said. The school district could hire more officers, with a sharper […]
Buffalo NY October 2 2019 Police responded to a large brawl at SUNY Buffalo State early Sunday morning that resulted in gunfire. The call then came in that weapons were involved in the fight that was in the area of Rockwell Road and Rees Street near Lot R-15. According to police, during the fight, one […]
EMMA IN October 2 2019 – Members of the Westview School Board voted to approve of the formation of a new police force to work inside the Westview School Corporation Superintendent Randy Miller said the school board decided to create the new Westview Police Department in order to create another layer of school security for […]
Port Orange FL October 2 2019 A Florida man found himself behind bars after allegedly sitting down inside a classroom with a pocketknife and told deputies he did so to ‘test security’. Derek Marlowe was arrested for the incident at Spruce Creek High School in Port Orange on Friday, with the 51-year-old being charged with […]
TAMPA, Fla. Oct 1 2019— Oct. 1 marks the first day armed teachers will be allowed in Florida classrooms. The original ‘Guardian Program’ rules only allowed certain school personnel or hired guards to be armed on school grounds. That was changed in the 2019 legislative session to create a cheaper option for school districts trying […]
Syracuse N.Y. Sept 29 2019 Syracuse University is planning to increase campus security by hiring 90 new officers for all residence halls. The school’s Department of Public Safety (DPS) plans to provide 24-hour coverage from residential community safety officers (RCSO), reports Local Syr. Officers will be stationed at the entrance of every residential hall, checking the […]
Pasco FL September 29 2019 The Pasco County school district is adding $840,000 in new surveillance cameras to campuses over two years, as part of an effort to enhance student and employee safety. As it does so, officials want parents and others to know the resulting videos aren’t for them to see. The recordings fall […]