CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas September 9 2022— Communication plays a vital role during an emergency. It was said there was a breakdown of communication during the Uvalde school shooting among law enforcement. Kleberg County Sheriff Richard Kirkpatrick and his department have given the Kingsville Independent School District one more tool to try and help deal with […]
Danville VA Sept 9, 2022 An altercation during fourth lunch today resulted in a school security officer being knocked down and assaulted. In his effort to stop the altercation, our Director of Safety and Security was knocked down, and his weapon was exposed. One of our security officers recovered the weapon quickly. At no time […]
DUVAL COUNTY, Fla. Sept 9 2022— A school safety officer for Duval County Public Schools was arrested on Tuesday, according to a release from the school system. Shaun Lorenzo Golphin was arrested by Atlantic Beach Police and is facing charges of lewd and lascivious battery and encouraging or enticing a person under the age of 16 […]
San Bernardino County CA Sept 6 2022 A campus security guard accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student at a Colton high school where he worked was arrested, authorities announced. On Aug. 24, the reported relationship between the Slover Mountain Continuation High School student and 35-year-old Jonathan Ray Calderilla of Colton was […]
Columbia SC September 5 2022 State Law Enforcement Division agents were requested Friday to investigate two on-campus deaths at the University of South Carolina. Campus and local police were notified of two separate deaths but neither police agency has identified if these are students, staff, or visitors. Officials say the two incidents appear to be […]
Charlotte NC Sept 4 2022 US taxpayers spend nearly $700 billion each year on K-12 public schooling, and that eye-popping sum shows no sign of slowing. In fact, as more non-academic programs are adopted in schools across the country, the price tag for mass schooling continues to swell even as achievement lags. One ballooning school expenditure […]
AVON, Ind. Sept 1 2022– State officials have approved nearly $23 million in grants to fund school security. The grants are awarded each year to help districts pay for school resource officers and upgrades like new equipment. This year, 425 schools have been approved to receive these funds, according to David Hosick, spokesperson for the […]
Corpus Christi, TX Aug 30 2022– Schools in the Kingsville Independent School District are about to start, and on Thursday, some of the newly hired armed guards were trained to be the first line of defense against active shooters. The goal was to get the school’s safety certification. Part of that included demonstrating skills on […]
PINECREST, FLA. August 26 2022 A Palmetto Senior High School student was airlifted to the hospital after reportedly jumping from the school’s third floor. According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, they received a call at around 8 a.m. about a possible fall at the school, at 7431 SW 120th St., Tuesday. People who saw the incident said […]
Johnstown, PA August 26 2022 Westmont Hilltop School District announced this week that they did not hire two municipal school resource officers as they originally intended. Instead, they’ve hired two, armed security guards and a school police officer who will be a school employee. Superintendent Thomas Mitchell says the decision came after local police departments were […]