La Feria, TX August 15 2022 The La Feria Independent School District on Friday voted to hire armed security guards for all of the district’s campuses. It’s the first time the district will have armed security. The decision is an effort by the school district to shorten response time in case of an emergency. “Even though […]
EL MIRAGE, Ariz. Aug 14 2022 Officers in Arizona say an armed suspect has been arrested after he tried to enter an elementary school on Friday. Arizona’s Family reports three parents, including one who had a gun, were also arrested by police after a confrontation with officers during the incident. According to authorities, school staff at […]
Malibu CA Aug 11 2022 Last year, the Secret Service published a report that analyzed 67 averted school attack plots. In nearly a third of them, a School Resource Officer made a difference. Now, the sheriff’s department which has been providing deputies to protect schools says that they do not have the manpower to continue […]
SPRINGDALE, Ark. Aug 11 2022 Springdale Public Schools is moving forward with adding certified school security officers (CSSO). The school board approved the program on August 9. The officers would be armed and present at every elementary school in the district. The officers would be in addition to the district’s school resource officers. The CSSOs would […]
Gainesville GA Aug 10 2022 Today is the first day of a new school year in the city schools in Gainesville. Students and teachers will see armed guards in every school in Gainesville. The City School Board voted last month to spend $1 million for the added security. Hall County students and teachers begin their […]
New York City NY August 9 2022 About a month before the first day of the new school year, police officials are still struggling to fill nearly 500 open school safety officer positions. They are jobs that Mayor Eric Adams, who spent 22 years in law enforcement, and school and police officials say play an essential […]
PORTSMOUTH, Va. Aug 7 2022– A Portsmouth man was arrested on gun charges after running from police and being apprehended at I.C. Norcom High School. According to the Portsmouth Police Department, on July 29, officers were dispatched to 1136 Virginia Avenue on reports of someone attempting to kick in a door. When they arrived, they […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Aug 7 2022 Metro schools and the police department announced officers will be visible at all elementary schools with officers working overtime each day. Middle schools will have rotating officers and all 13 comprehensive high schools will have at least two full-time officers. But a security officer for Metro Schools who wishes to remain […]
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. August 7 2022 When classes in Knox County Schools start on Monday, the district will have more school security officers than ever before thanks to nearly $5 million in additional funding. More officers is just one of several changes students, faculty and families can expect as part of the district’s new ‘Safe Schools, Safe […]
Madison County NC Aug 6 2022 The school system in Madison County, N.C., plans to put AR-15 rifles in emergency safes in each of its six schools as a part of a plan for enhanced security in the wake of the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting earlier this year. “We were able to put an AR-15 rifle […]