KITCHENER Canada October 12 2021– Mental health workers will be available to help campus security officers respond to student calls at the University of Guelph this year. The mental health intervention program is designed to help students in crisis, the university said in a news release. Mental health workers will be available four days a […]
MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. October 12 2021— Two teens were arrested early Thursday morning after posting a threat on social media to “shoot up” Martin County High School, the sheriff’s office said. According to a newly released arrest report, several students in a Snapchat group saw the post late Wednesday night. It showed a young man […]
BIRMINGHAM, Ala October 10 2021 Police officers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) have said they have “no confidence” in Anthony Purcell as their chief. In a virtual vote held this week, 55 of 59 officers who participated said they do not “have confidence in Chief Purcell’s ability to effectively lead UAB Police and […]
Brentwood PA October 10 2021 A Brentwood High School security guard was arrested Friday for allegedly sharing inappropriate images and communications with a student. Daniel Stiefvater, 23, of Brentwood is charged with institutional sexual assault and other felonies. Allegheny County Police said Stiefvater sent the student images and communicated with the student via phone, social […]
LIVERPOOL, N.Y. October 9 2021 The 15-year-old Liverpool High School student seen on video being shoved by a security officer has been suspended for five days. That’s according to the student’s grandmother, who reached out to NewsChannel 9 to express her concerns about what happened on October 7. An investigation is underway by the school district […]
Omaha NE October 9 2021 A Gomez Heritage Elementary School security guard is accused of sexually assaulting two children, one of whom is a former student at the South Omaha school. Jose Luis Carreno, 39, has been charged with three counts of first-degree sexual assault of a minor and one count of third-degree sexual assault of […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio October 7 2021 The Ohio School Safety Center is sending a warning about a new TikTok challenge that’s targeting educators. The center says the latest challenge this month is called “Slap a Teacher” and the challenge encourages students to slap a teacher or staff member and run away before being caught. Officials said […]
Washington DC October 7 2021 A group that represents school boards is asking the Biden administration to review threats and violence against education administrators and schools to determine if they violate the Patriot Act and hate crime laws amid clashes between angry parents and educators over COVID-19 policies and critical race theory being taught in […]
HOUSTON, Texas October 7 2021 Law enforcement is looking to arrest one of their own who is accused of stealing money out of an administrator’s desk at Memorial High School. Tommy Glen Gray, 61, was just charged with theft in Harris County following allegations made in December 2019. Assistant district attorney in the public corruption division, […]
Broward County FL Oct 7 2021 A North Lauderdale school crossing guard was arrested Monday morning and accused of trying to arrange sex acts with someone he believed was a child. The Broward Sheriff’s Office started investigating Keith Taylor, 74, in late September after a mother of a student complained the crossing guard was making […]