POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. November 19 2021— Poughkeepsie High School will remain closed today as officials work to update the school’s security plan following a shooting. Gunfire was reported outside the school Monday around 3 p.m., reports Yahoo. Poughkeepsie police found shell casings in a grassy area in front of the school and vehicles with multiple bullet […]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Nov 18 2021 — School and law enforcement officials say a gun and a bag of drugs was found in the backpack of a Little Rock Central High School student Monday. Central High Principal Nancy Rousseau said in an email that the 15-year-old student had been sent to the assistant principal for having […]
AURORA, Colo. Nov 17 2021— Six teenagers were wounded Monday afternoon in a shooting at a park near an Aurora high school, the Aurora Police Department announced. Police found five victims between the ages of 14 and 17 at Nome Park, just north of Aurora Central High School. Police announced the shooting at 1 […]
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. Nov 16 2021— Dozens of parents will soon patrol the halls of a local high school following an influx of violence and guns on campus. On Nov. 3, Hopewell High School was placed on lockdown following reports of multiple fights, according to WCNC. During an altercation, a handgun fell on the ground and […]
MADISON WI Nov 14 2021 After several fights at Madison East High School, many parents and students now question the ability of the district to provide a safe learning environment and now want school resource officers back in school. “I thought that at some point in time, this might be an inevitability when the district […]
Tacoma WA Nov 14 2021 Tacoma Public Schools approved a new contract with the Tacoma Police Department on Wednesday that pays for two officers to be on call to respond to emergencies at schools district-wide. The one-year contract is different from the former contract the district had with Tacoma Police Department, which paid for […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Nov 12 2021— The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department and Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools are investigating after a “large fight” occurred in the parking lot of West Mecklenburg High School Wednesday. Around 12:50 p.m., CMPD officers responded to the school because of a “large fight that took place in the parking lot,” according to a police […]
Philadelphia PA Nov 10 2021 Everyone agreed it was going to be an unpredictable year. Most Philadelphia School District students hadn’t been in a structured environment for 18 months, and staff braced for behavioral challenges. At the same time, the district would have fewer school security personnel, as a plan to deemphasize traditional law-and-order […]
SUFFOLK, Va. Nov 10 2021 A 12-year-old girl has been charged in connection with two fires in October including one at an elementary school in Suffolk. According to a recent press release from Suffolk Fire Marshal, Battalion Chief Chris Cornwell, the 12-year-old has been charged with arson of an occupied dwelling in connection with the fire […]
ITHACA, N.Y. November 9 2021 Police and SWAT units responded to bomb threats at Cornell, Columbia and Brown universities Sunday. Cornell University tweeted its first alert around 2 p.m. telling people to avoid multiple buildings. A few hours later, the school said the bomb threat was ongoing and police were sweeping buildings on campus. […]