Pittsburgh PA June 30 2020 Penn Hills School District officials believe a change in security measures may help improve student behavior at Linton Middle School. Superintendent Nancy Hines announced youth engagement specialists may replace security guards at the sixth through eighth grade school. The specialists are expected to come from Pressley Ridge, a Pittsburgh-based organization […]
Charlotte NC June 28 2020 UNC Charlotte professors are joining the movement to oust Associate Vice Chancellor for Safety and Security John Bogdan over his controversial military service at Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba. On June 11, UNC Charlotte’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors (UNCC-AAUP) sent a letter to Chancellor Phil […]
LAS VEGAS NV June 27 2020 A man who works as a campus security monitor and coach at Clark High School has been arrested on charges involving inappropriate sexual conduct with a student, Clark County School District police say. Michael Pacheco, 23, was arrested Thursday in the investigation of an incident that occurred this month. Police […]
Philadelphia PA June 27 2020 School police will no longer patrol city public school halls come September. Instead, “school safety officers” in less severe uniforms and with different job descriptions will be stationed throughout the Philadelphia School District. The move comes amid local and national pushes to remove police from schools. A handful of big-city districts, […]
San Jose CA June 27 2020 Two San Jose school districts have joined a nationwide movement to eliminate the presence of police officers on campuses by terminating their contracts with the San Jose Police Department. The Alum Rock Union and East Side Union High School Districts’ boards of education unanimously decided Thursday night not to […]
OAKLAND CA June 26 2020 After having police on campus for more than six decades, and in response to a national outcry for reform, Oakland schools will no longer have their own force after the board voted to eliminate the department. In a unanimous vote Wednesday, the board passed the “George Floyd Resolution to Eliminate […]
Pittsburgh PA June 25 2020 Numerous Pittsburgh Public Schools police officers defended their jobs in written testimony that was read before the school board Tuesday amid calls to remove law enforcement from the district. The officers’ statements were read aloud during the second day of a public hearing in which board members heard comments from […]
Magazine AR June 25 2020 A group of Magazine School District employees underwent 60 hours of training last week, culminating in them earning the title of Commissioned School Security Officer. Each of those completing the training also finished with concealed carry and enhanced carry licenses. Arming staff was an idea initially presented during Brett Bunch’s […]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. June 24 2020 The Providence Police Department arrested a man they say spray-painted swastikas on several gravestones on the Providence College Campus, around 9:30 p.m. on Monday night. According to police, the man, who was shirtless, attempted to set the grass surrounding the gravestones on fire and then assaulted a campus security officer […]
Graceville, FL June 24 2020 Several years ago, in an effort to keep students safe and heighten the protection of the Baptist College of Florida (BCF) campus, BCF President Thomas A. Kinchen established an Armed Security Emergency Response Team (ASERT) for the campus, in tandem with Miller and Miller Investigative and Security Services. The team […]