Pittsburgh PA October 20 2018 Fox Chapel Area School Board last week hired three officers to round out the district’s newly-formed police force and add a security presence at the elementary schools. The new officers are Scott Bailey, Dennis Lynch and Eric Valentine. The board is expected to hire a fourth officer in coming […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. October 19 2018 — In a unanimous vote Tuesday night, the Mecklenburg County Commissioners approved releasing an additional $4.6 million for security enhancements at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. CMS superintendent Dr. Clayton Wilcox proposed a more than $9 million plan earlier this year and CMS had already received half of that money. The funding granted by […]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. October 19 2018– A Florida school district police employee has been arrested after authorities said he admitted to pawning his service weapon — not once but twice. James Johnson, who was a district school safety assistant in Duval County, has been charged with false verification of ownership to a secondhand dealer and receiving […]
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. October 19 2018 Grand Rapids Public Schools are investigating after a mother said her 11-year-old son was handcuffed and slapped by a school security officer. “I’m mad,” mother Lawanda Bryant told 24 Hour News 8 Tuesday. “I’m trying to keep it together, but this is my baby, this is my child. You don’t […]
OSAGE, Iowa October 18 2018 – Parents in Osage said they were shocked Tuesday after learning more details about a threat at the Middle School Friday evening. “It’s a small town,” said Chris Meirick. “Everybody knows everybody.” “Kinda shocked me that something that would happen in a small town like this,” said Billy Roll. The Osage Police […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. October 17 2018– A Blue Springs man says he has a way to use artificial intelligence and facial recognition software to better protect children at schools. The system is called Cover 3. Rob Constantinou said government defense contractors originally designed it as an airport security program. After the school shooting Parkland, Florida […]
Brevard County FL October 16 2018 More than two dozen armed security guards will be deployed at Brevard County elementary schools next week as part of the district’s plan to have a dedicated armed presence on school campuses. Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey, flanked by Brevard Schools Superintendent Mark Mullins, who oversees the 70,000-student district, […]
ANN ARBOR, MI Oct 15 2018 Security staffers and law enforcement officers stayed busy during the University of Michigan football team’s win over Wisconsin on Saturday, Oct. 13, police said. Police said that there were 76 ejections at Michigan Stadium during the game and that several arrests were made. One person was arrested for assault […]
BARNESVILLE OH October 15 2018 — Teachers in some local schools are doing a lot more than making assignments and grading papers — they are also carrying firearms in an effort to protect everyone in the building. President Donald Trump has said several times that he is in favor of putting guns in schools as a […]
Las Vegas NV October 14 2018 About 45 to 50 people were pepper-sprayed and four students were arrested Thursday when school police used the agent to break up a large racially motivated fight at a central Las Vegas Valley high school. The initial fight involving about 12 students broke out about 11:45 a.m. during the […]