OAKLAND, Calif. May 31 2019– Starting July 1, Alameda County Sheriff’s deputies will no longer patrol four East Bay junior college campuses after the Peralta Community College District’s board of trustees rejected a multi-million-dollar police services contract. The 6-1 decision to not approve the $4.1 million, one-year contract followed a marathon meeting Tuesday where trustees […]
LOCKPORT, N.Y. May 31 2019 — A new level of school safety — facial recognition — will soon be used in Lockport City Schools to keep their schools secure. Lockport has become the first school district in Western New York, and reportedly the country, to use facial recognition. According to a statement on the district’s website, beginning […]
Charlottesville VA May 30 2019 A 14-year-old boy has been charged with making an online threat targeting Charlottesville City Schools. In a 10 p.m. news release, the police department said there is no active threat and schools will be open Wednesday. The department learned of the threat Tuesday afternoon. The juvenile was later arrested and […]
Washington DC May 29 2019 As the debate continues on what constitutes an active shooter incident and whether these incidents are actually on the rise on school campuses, a public media reporting project on the role of guns in America threw its hat in the ring and did its own analysis of available data. While still […]
Kawasaki, Japan May 28 2019 — A man carrying a knife in each hand and screaming “I will kill you” attacked schoolgirls waiting at a bus stop just outside Tokyo on Tuesday, killing two people and wounding more than a dozen. The suspect was found at the scene with apparent self-inflicted stab wounds and died later […]
STOCKTON, Calif. May 27 2019 A high school in California was on lockdown Friday after an all-out brawl among students, teachers and police. A high school in Stockton, California went on lockdown after a brawl between students and teachers; a trash can was thrown at responding police. (Source: KTXL/CNN) The incident took place at Bear Creek […]
Long Beach CA May 27 2019 A security officer unintentionally discharged his or her gun while helping search a building at Lafayette Elementary School Saturday. No one was injured, Long Beach police spokeswoman Shaunna Dandoy said. She said security officers were searching a building at the school after an alarm went off. The incident happened […]
CARLISLE, Ohio May 25 2019 Carlisle High School’s head football coach admitted to stealing money from a different high school where he also worked, according to a report from the Beavercreek Police Department. Thomas Joel “TJ” Smart, 29, works in the special education department at Beavercreek High School in addition to his coaching position at Carlisle. The […]
Orange County NC May 25 2019 A North Carolina teacher was charged Tuesday with threatening to “shoot up” an elementary school where she had worked, authorities said. Kristen Thompson abruptly resigned Friday from Pathways Elementary School in Hillsborough, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said in a new release. “This situation is being handled by law […]
AUSTIN, Texas May 24 2019— Texas moved a big step closer to arming more teachers and school personnel as a way to help prevent future campus shootings, under a bill sent to Gov. Greg Abbott. The measure approved Wednesday night by the state Senate changes the 6-year-old school marshal program that had limited the number […]