DETROIT MI July 5 2018 – A lawsuit has been filed against the Detroit Public Schools and a security guard company after a security officer assigned to the school broke a student’s jaw. The lawsuit against the Detroit Public Schools Community District and a security company alleges a security guard broke a 14-year-old boy’s jaw during […]
Brevard FL July 5 2018 Despite a large number of applicants interested in becoming armed security guards for Brevard County schools, Sheriff Wayne Ivey said there is no way the guards will be in place in time for the first day of school. That leaves 28 elementary schools without a dedicated armed presence — potentially violating […]
LARGO FL July 4 2018 — They came together Monday morning from different paths. A school bus driver who loves her students enough to want to protect them. A former campus security guard and father of three who has taught his children to be prepared for anything. A school shooting survivor who went on to become […]
Washington DC July 4 2018 Schools across the country are reassessing security measures in response to a wave of school shootings. They’re investing in video surveillance, entry control systems, lockdown training and armed police on site. And some are considering newer gadgets that claim to fill security gaps, including door barricades and bulletproof backpacks. […]
Atlanta GA July 3 2018 A student was in a classroom, with a handgun on her in plain sight. An instructor called campus police. Southern Crescent Technical College police found the student and told her the firearm had to be concealed, according to a campus police report. The student disagreed, and showed the officer a […]
HAMILTON OH July 2 2018 – Some staff members in the Hamilton Schools may be allowed to have guns on campus provided they are fully trained. And students may be subjected to more unannounced, random searches with portable metal detectors – wands – beginning with the upcoming school year. Hamilton joins Butler County’s Madison and Edgewood […]
Portland OR July 1 2018 Portland State University police officers shot and killed a man across the street from a popular sports bar on campus early Friday morning, authorities said. Officers from the university responded to a disturbance near the Cheerful Tortoise on Southwest Sixth Avenue just before 1:30 a.m., the Portland Police Bureau said in […]
York County PA July 1 2018 South Western School District approved a two-year contract for seven armed security guards Wednesday. The board voted unanimously in favor of contracting with G-Force Investigations, which provides the district’s current security, at its June 27 meeting. Member G. Paige Wingert was out for business travel. At $397,950 per year, the […]
POMONA, Calif. June 30 2018 A Cal Poly Pomona public security specialist was stabbed to death and a suspect died in an officer-involved shooting on the campus Friday afternoon. Authorities received calls for help over a possible stabbing from campus police around 4:30 p.m. A campus security specialist was found stabbed to death in the driver’s seat […]
Broward County FL June 28 2018 Reluctantly going back on its decision to arm only sworn law enforcement officers with weapons, the Broward County School Board unanimously approved hiring armed, non-sworn guards to protect schools and to comply with a new state law. Board members’ votes at Tuesday’s meeting came with two caveats: That the role […]