Santa Fe NM June 20 2023 A school in New Mexico started using a new security robot Tuesday in an effort to try different ways to keep students safe. KRQE reported that Santa Fe Public Schools is the first district in the United States to use the technology, which is fully autonomous and has seven cameras. […]
THOMASTON CT June 18 2023 – The town’s three public schools will not have an armed security guard at each building in 2023-24. The budget proposal had included $200,000 for three security guards, but to make the overall package and tax rate more palatable with voters, the Board of Finance ordered the Board of Education to […]
Churchville NY June 15, 2023 Another school year is wrapping up where safety has been a top priority. It takes a team to keep students safe, and people like Thomas Campopiano are known for his lasting efforts. He starts every morning by meeting the kids at the bus loop. Thomas Campopiano is a security officer at […]
Richmond VA June 7, 2023 Two men were killed and five other people were hurt in a shooting outside a high school graduation ceremony in Virginia on Tuesday, according to authorities. The Richmond Police Department said a 19-year-old was arrested in connection to the shooting and charged with second-degree murder. Police said the suspect is believed […]
Austin TX May 30th, 2023 The Texas Legislature has approved and sent to Gov. Greg Abbott a bill that would require school districts to have an armed officer on every campus and invest $330 million to beef up school security statewide. The bill emerged from a focus this session on school security after the May 24, […]
Pittsburgh Pa May 26 2023 After the second fatal shooting outside Oliver Academy in 16 months, a Pittsburgh Public Schools board member is lashing out at the superintendent. If things don’t change, Kevin Carter said the superintendent should resign. “This most recent shooting is the third egregiously violent incident at Oliver Citywide on the watch of […]
San Marcos Texas May 26 2023 School may be nearly out for the summer, but there’s no vacation from examining the district’s existing safety protocols. This session, state lawmakers have had several school safety priority bills presented to them. One such bill, House Bill 3, has been approved by the Senate and awaits a second House […]
FORT WORTH, Texas May 24 2023 — A group of Fort Worth parents have band together to try to improve the safety of their school. It started with the tragedy in Uvalde, where 18 school children and two teachers were murdered. Late May marks the one-year anniversary of the tragedy. “It was very hard to watch,” […]
Phoenix AZ May 21 2023 Police officials released information on a weapons-related incident in Maryvale that led to a teen’s arrest on May 19. According to a statement, officers, along with two school security officers, were called to Bostrom High School for a student with a gun call. “When they arrived, officers detained the male student […]
Patterson NJ May 18, 2023 A man was arrested Tuesday in Paterson after he had an altercation with a school security guard that involved an exchange of gunfire, authorities said. Few details about what allegedly happened between the two men were shared by investigators, but the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office said police responded to the area […]