BROOKFIELD CTAug 1 2022— After weeks of contentious public and private debate, Board of Education members unanimously agreed last week to expand the school district’s existing School Resource Officer program to its elementary schools and also voted to hire both unarmed and armed security personnel to work at all four of the town’s public schools. […]
PORT NECHES TX Aug 1 2022— Leaders with Port Neches-Groves Independent School District have a team ready that is tasked with the safety and security of the schools. Team members include veteran law enforcement officers and others. “The school district is always looking at ways to keep our buildings secure, and we have an incredible […]
STAMFORD CT August 1 2022 Joe Kennedy has eagerly awaited the start of summer so he can go to work identifying and addressing security issues in Stamford schools. And for him, that starts with standing outside looking in. “The method to securing each building is from the exterior inward,” he said during a recent tour of […]
CHARLOTTE COUNTY VA July 29 2022– The Charlotte County School Board approved the recommendation to use contracted school security officers at each of the division’s elementary schools during the upcoming school year. Charlotte County Sherriff’s Office deputies will continue to serve as school resource officers at Central Middle School and Randolph-Henry High School while Bacon District […]
Lakeland ID July 27 2022 Every year, an unusual item is on the Lakeland Joint School District’s shopping list: ammunition. The bullets and shells are for the district’s four armed guards, who work with three school resource officers to patrol and protect Lakeland’s 11 schools. The district initiated the program in the fall of 2018, […]
ATLANTA, Ga. July 26 2022 The Clayton County School District is turning to parents to help bolster their security on campus. On Tuesday, officials from the Clayton County School District will host training for parents, community members and business leaders to join the district’s ‘Village on Patrol.’ “We heard from the community loud and clear. They […]
Twin Falls ID July 23 2022 When elementary students in the Twin Falls School District arrive for their first day of school this fall, they’ll be greeted by their new teacher, their classmates, their principal – and their armed security guard. The district’s board of trustees voted unanimously at a meeting Wednesday evening to add […]
RICHMOND VA July 21 2022 — In what federal authorities described as a “monumental betrayal of the public trust,” the former financial aid director at Reynolds Community College was sentenced Tuesday to more than five years in prison for orchestrating a scheme that resulted in the theft of at least $230,850 in federal and state student […]
Grambling LA July 21, 2022 Grambling State University, a historically Black college in northern Louisiana, has announced that it is starting drone patrols on the campus. According to Police Chief Rod Demery, security drones will help his department get a better view of the events on campus. Demery told local media Tuesday he expects drones to […]
BILOXI, Miss. July 21 2022 A Biloxi principal was arrested Wednesday morning and charged with three felony fraud charges. Melissa Nance is currently the principal at Nichols Elementary School, but the alleged crimes aren’t related to the Biloxi Public School District. The charges come from the State Auditor’s Office and include conspiracy, intent to defraud, […]