DALLAS TX Sept 7 2020 At least 60 coronavirus deaths in the U.S. can be linked to college campuses, according to an analysis by the New York Times. The Times surveyed some 1,500 colleges and found more than 50,000 COVID-19 cases traced to U.S. colleges and universities since the beginning of the pandemic. At least 100 […]
VALDOSTAGA Sept 6 2020 — What does summertime mean to you? For students it could be a break from classes. For faculty there may be research opportunities, study abroad commitments, teaching assignments, or their own break from classes. For the rest of us it’s probably work as usual while sneaking in a family vacation. But for […]
Long Island NY September 3 2020 Some Long Island school districts are spending more money on security as schools prepare to reopen this fall, including in Bohemia, where the Connetquot system is spending $300,000. The budget included additional security protection at all schools by arming one or more security guards who will be deployed on […]
Ann Arbor MI Sept 3 2020 Sworn or armed police officers will not walk and ride around campus to regulate student behavior in an “adjusted” Michigan Ambassadors program, the University of Michigan confirmed on Twitter Sunday afternoon. The change came in response to “community concerns,” according to the announcement. The University’s initiative to enforce COVID-19-related regulations […]
SAN DIEGO CA Sept 3 2020 — San Diego State University has hired a private security company to look for COVID-19 policy violations on campus. It comes as students are getting ready for their second week of classes. “Sounds a little crazy,” freshman Leah Carpenter said. The university has seen 32 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since […]
BUNKER HILL, Ind. Sept 2 2020— Since losing its school resource officer (SRO) earlier this year, Maconaquah School Corporation (MSC) has created its own police force. The corporation’s SRO was provided in partnership with the Miami County Sheriff’s Department for several years, but when the officer was needed back with the department full time, officials turned […]
Tucson AZ Aug 31 2020 According to a statement released by the UA Police Department, the employee located two college-aged white men inside a locked room. The employee was then attacked by the men with an “edged weapon,” police said. The men then fled on foot, according to police. Police located the employee, who was injured […]
Livingston County PA Aug 30 2020 A New York man has been charged with criminal possession of stolen property after sheriff’s deputies say he stole a school bus in Pennsylvania to drive home. Justin Preedom stole a school bus and drove back to Avon, New York, on Monday, according to a statement from Livingston County […]
Reeds Spring, MO Aug 29 2020 The Reeds Spring School District is facing a federal lawsuit after a girl says she was forced into a storage closet and sexually assaulted by another student in the high school’s band room. The girl’s mother filed the lawsuit Wednesday, claiming the school district didn’t follow Title IX guidelines […]
Lincoln NE Aug 29 2020 The Lincoln Board of Education on Tuesday approved spending $508,000 for 12 school resource officers at the district’s middle and high schools, but promised to spend the coming months reviewing data and involving the community in that review. The vote came amid heated opposition from speakers, a controversy over the […]