Minneapolis MN April 27 2021 High school students are back in class in Minneapolis, St. Paul and Hopkins, but there’s a change in the hallways: no armed police officers. All three districts cut ties with school resource officers (SROs), whose presence brought anxiety to many. Aides monitor the halls at Hopkins High, while in Minneapolis and […]
Washington April 25 2021 It is increasingly likely that students returning to college campuses in the fall will be required to get the Covid-19 vaccine. In just the last few days, California State University and the University of California announced that all students, staff and faculty who plan to be on campus must be vaccinated against […]
Sumter SC April 23 2021 The activation of a Taser by a middle school resource officer is currently under review by the Sumter Police Department. The reports said that during dismissal Tuesday, a female officer pointed the device upward and activated it to make an arching sound in order to get the attention of students and […]
Broward County, Florida April 23 2021 Robert Runcie, the schools superintendent in Broward County, Florida, was arrested Wednesday on felony charges related to an inquiry into the district’s security actions in the lead-up to the 2018 mass school shooting in Parkland, state officials announced. Runcie, 59, was arrested by Florida Department of Law Enforcement agents […]
RADFORD, Va. April 22 2021 – Two minutes after a Radford University student fired a gun on campus, he was in police custody, according to police. At about 1:54 p.m., police were notified that someone had fired a gun near Muse Hall. A Radford City Sheriff’s Office deputy was in the immediate area, saw what happened, […]
Natchez MS April 19 2021 Dietrich Woods steps out of her office and greets each person who drives onto the Natchez High School campus every school day, close to where The Dart landed Friday. She is a native of Sibley and works as a security officer for the Natchez-Adams School District. A graduate of then-South Natchez […]
Palm Beach FL April 18 2021 In the wake of the sudden resignation of Palm Beach County School District Police Chief Frank Kitzerow, the county’s police union is asking the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office to take over policing for the school district. Palm Beach County Police Benevolent Association President John Kazanjian said the association […]
San Diego CA April 15 2021 A wanted fugitive his at several school campuses before finally being caught and fatally ahot. Suspect Christopher Marquez and an unidentified woman were hiding in a dumpster on San Diego High School’s campus early Tuesday. Sometime before 9 a.m., he was fatally shot, police said. San Diego High School […]
CINCINNATI OH April 14 2021 The University of Cincinnati police are investigating a shooting that occurred on campus Sunday afternoon. Officers say it happened near Dabney Hall around 12:30 p.m. It is unclear if anyone was injured. Officers do not know if the shooting is student related. Ella Halligan, a freshman at UC, said she received […]
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. April 14 2021 A suspect has been arrested for flashing incidents at Calvin University, campus officials say, as well as at nearby Cornerstone University and an area McDonald’s. The individual was arrested Sunday morning, Calvin officials said in an email sent to the campus community. The first incident at Calvin happened shortly after […]