AMHERST MA Aug 4 2018 — University of Massachusetts police union members are raising concerns about UMass hiring unarmed security guards to patrol the newly acquired Mount Ida campus in Newton. But UMass officials said members of the Mount Ida campus community will be well protected by the private security as well as assistance from the […]
Lansing MI Aug 3 2018 Michigan school districts have the right to ban firearms on campus, the state’s Supreme Court ruled Friday, upholding a 2016 ruling by the Michigan Court of Appeals. While Michigan state law allows people with concealed carry permits to bring guns onto school property, at least two districts have enacted policies […]
Sherman TX Aug 2 2018 After trustees passed a new policy permitting staff with previous law enforcement experience to carry firearms on campus, the Sherman Independent School District has clarified its “guardian plan” policy regarding the storage of ammunition in relation to program-issued handguns. “The ammunition and the firearm will be on the person — […]
Knoxville TN Aug 2 2018 Two dozen school security officers fresh off nine weeks of training waited with jitters to take the stage at South-Doyle Middle School and graduate into the next step. As the district prepares to open classrooms back up to its more than 60,000 students on Aug. 8, the lineup of security personnel […]
ROXBURY, NJ Aug 1 2018 – Former law enforcement officers working as security personnel in Roxbury schools will be permitted to carry handguns on the job under a policy approved recently by the school board. Only security officers who meet state qualifications, including State Police review, will be allowed to carry the concealed handguns and they […]
Lockport NY July 31 2018 It was only a matter of time. As technology increasingly inhabits most aspects of our lives, its latest advances were bound to become part of the anxious debate over school security. It’s not happening on Long Island, or in some burly urban center or a community reeling from a horrific shooting, […]
Polk County FL July 31 2018 91 Security Officers, have completed 144 Hours of specialized training with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office and tonight, they will receive the pay-off to their hard work. The 94 officers who underwent background and drug screenings, firearms and active shooter training, physical and practical exams and much more, will […]
Knox County TN July 31 2018 Many schools around the nation, including several in the South, have installed metal detectors following the mass shootings over the past several years. While Knox County Schools has some metal detectors at its schools, including a small number of walk-through detectors and a larger collection of handheld wands, many […]
Holmdel NJ July 30 2018 A New Jersey school superintendent who was accused of defecating daily on another high school’s track resigned Thursday and plans to sue police for $1 million. In an email and voicemail sent to staff, the Kenilworth school board accepted the resignation of Thomas Tramaglini, 42, saying it became clear his continued […]
West Monroe LA July 29 2018 A Lincoln Parish teacher faces three felony drug charges after being arrested Thursday. Casey Tyler Oden, 43, was charged with two counts of the production, manufacture, distribution or possession with intent to distribute a Schedule IV narcotic and one count of possession with intent to distribute or manufacture a […]