BALTIMORE MD May 22 2021 One-third of calls coming into Johns Hopkins University Office of Campus Safety and Security are incidents related to a mental health crisis. “We may get a parent who just had a conversation with their child and was just really concerned because of something that they said just didn’t seem right or […]
CHARLESTON, W.Va. May 21 2021 Money to put or keep officers in schools is up in the air after Monday night’s Charleston City Council meeting. Many council members want the discussion to go to the Public Safety Committee before a decision is made. City councilwoman Shannon Snodgrass was vocal on her standpoint about prevention resource officers […]
Lockport NY May 19 2021 The potential for armed former police officers at Lockport school buildings is being met with resistance in the district. Lockport School Board member Renee Cheatham was blunt when she reported the conclusions of the School Safety Subcommittee, a Lockport City School District committee tasked with reviewing school security. “The final […]
MOORESVILLE IN May 18 2021 It was a busy evening Tuesday for the Mooresville Consolidated School Corp., as the school board approved a new high school principal, transportation director, a staff stipend and the formation of a police department for the school district. The formation of the police department resolution was brought up by MCSC […]
Alexandria VA May 17 2021 The city of Alexandria will pull all police officers from public school hallways, ending a program that began nearly three decades ago following a narrow and contentious vote by the city council earlier this month. The council voted 4-to-3 on May 3 to reallocate nearly $800,000 used for the School Resource Officer […]
Lewisburg PA May 17 2021 A liberal arts college in Pennsylvania is investigating a “horrific incident” of alleged harassment of LGBTQ students. On Friday, Bucknell University President John Bravman and two school officials wrote a letter addressed to students and staff of the prestigious school acknowledging and condemning the incident. A group of nearly two […]
SAN MATEO, Calif. May 17 2021 The San Mateo Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred Friday in the parking lot of the San Mateo Adult School. Just before 9 p.m., San Mateo police officers responded to the adult school regarding a report of a shooting. Officers arrived on scene and located a 19-year-old man […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. May 15 2021 Metro Nashville Public School Board members went on for two hours to address complaints brought before them on Thursday. Board member Rachel Elrod asked to address security officer their concerns privately to respect the employees personnel issues. “Your security department is in a very bad place. The morale is at an […]
Montgomery County MD May 15 2021 The Montgomery County Council unanimously approved a police budget on Thursday that continues to fund the positions of 23 police officers who previously worked as school resource officers — but with the understanding that County Executive Marc Elrich will work with the county’s public schools to assign those officers to […]
Erie County PA May 14 2021 An investigation is underway at Seneca High School after a disoriented man entered a hallway while students were entering the building from school buses on Thursday morning, Wattsburg Area School District officials announced in a news release. The unidentified man entered through a student entrance and was stopped by […]