North Little Rock AR June 20 2022 North Little Rock School District Superintendent Gregory Pilewski presented a plan Thursday that he said will modernize security for the district. The plan is to reorganize the school district’s security apparatus, calling for the hiring of new managers to oversee school safety and certification and training for security […]
Richmond VA June 20 2022 Virginia is committing $6.8 million in grant funding to help local school systems hire school resource officers and school security officers. The money is part of a $37.5 million criminal justice grant package announced on Friday by Gov. Glenn Youngkin, which also includes monies to support local victim witness programs, […]
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. June 18 2022– Metal detectors were brought into a New Springville intermediate school this week after a 12-year-old student showed up wearing what was later determined to be “airsoft” tactical gear on Wednesday, spurring a police response and an alarmed reaction from parents and students alike. A police spokesperson confirmed the incident to […]
FITCHBURG, Mass. June 18 2022— A Fitchburg police officer was honored for recently saving a girl choking during a school lunch, Friday. Officer Steven Hachey receive the TEAM Award from Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr., for jumping into action. The choking incident took place at the Longsjo Middle School back in early March. […]
RISON AR June 17, 2022 – In the wake of last month’s deadly school shooting in Texas, the Woodlawn School Board approved a motion Monday night that will put Commissioned School Security Officers (CCSO) within the school district beginning with the 2022-23 school year. Woodlawn Superintendent Dr. Kevin Hancock said existing staff will be used to […]
Lyme CT June 17 2022 Students at Lyme-Old Lyme schools this fall will see armed school security officers on their campuses. The Board of Education on Wednesday night approved the plan at a special meeting. The vote came as other school districts across Connecticut were also considering or deciding on armed officers. The districts’ actions come […]
ATLANTA, Ga. June 16 2022 A shooting on the campus of the Georgia State University near downtown Atlanta Monday night brought a large police response. Georgia State University Police and Atlanta police responded to the shooting that left one person dead. Georgia State University Police posted on Twitter that the shooting happened at Peachtree Street […]
Durham, New Hampshire June 16 2022- Police have issued arrest warrants charging 46 fraternity members from the University of New Hampshire for an alleged hazing incident that occurred at an event in April. Durham Police shared with FOX Television Stations the fraternity members who have been arrested Tuesday. Brendan Akpan, 21, Springfield, New Hampshire Nikolaos Beka, […]
Des Moines IA June 16 2022 Governor Kim Reynolds announced $100 million in school safety funding to support Iowa’s 327 public school districts and 183 non-public and independent schools during a press conference with the Department of Public Safety, Department of Education and Homeland Security and Emergency Management. This dedicated new funding will provide vulnerability risk […]
PHILADELPHIA PA June 16 2022– The head of Temple University’s police union says the department’s morale is at “an all-time low” due to staffing issues that have left officer feeling burned out. The union says it has 63 active officers on the street when it should have closer to 100. The shortage comes at a […]