Stamford CT April 4 2023 A substitute security guard working at Rippowam Middle School who was arrested after police say he got into a physical altercation with a student has been fired, according to a schools spokesperson. On March 16, guard Marcus Taylor was accused of grabbing a student and pulling him down a hallway toward […]
Columbus OH April 2 2023 Twenty-two Ohio school districts and one Christian school have staff members who are either authorized or in the training process to carry weapons on school grounds as of Wednesday, according to the Ohio Department of Public Safety. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed House Bill 99 — which grants local boards of […]
LEXINGTON, Ky. April 1 2023 In Kentucky, lawmakers have taken action to make sure private schools are just as secured as public schools. Friday, the governor signed into law HB 540 which allows private and parochial schools to enter into agreements with local law enforcement for School Resource Officer services. HB 540 allows private, parochial schools […]
Leesburg VA March 30 2023 Omnilert, a leader in active shooter and emergency notification solutions, today announced that the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) in Maryland have selected its active shooter solution to monitor external cameras throughout its campuses. As the industry’s only visual gun detection technology to feature a proven emergency notification system (ENS), the […]
Myrtle Beach South Carolina March 30 2023 A South Carolina high school security guard is accused of making a bomb threat against the school where he works. Coty Kennedy, 20, wrote a note threatening to “Blow up the school,” according to NBC News affiliate WMBF. He was arrested Thursday, though it’s unclear when the threat […]
Mission TX March 27, 2023 A security guard at Mission High School was arrested Wednesday after administrators caught him selling marijuana to a student. The Mission Police Department charged James Guerrero, 26, of Alton, a security guard employed by MLG Protection Services, with possession of marijuana in a drug-free zone. “It is my belief that the […]
Durham NC March 17 2023 “Our schools are a place for learning, exploration, and growth. They should never be a place of violence.” Durham County Schools superintendent and sheriff are extending thanks to anonymous tips that led to the discovery of two guns at separate schools on Thursday. According to the Durham County Sheriff’s Office, a […]
Charles County MD March 17 2023 School buildings in Charles County will soon be equipped with an artificial intelligence (AI) system meant to detect guns on school campuses. According to Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) officials, the school system is installing a gun detection software to enhance external school cameras as part of a new county […]
Montgomery County Maryland March 16th, 2023 Two high school security officers at a high school in Montgomery County, Maryland, were recently hospitalized after breathing in smoke from an unknown drug inside a school bathroom, officials say. While the security officers were checking out an odor coming from a bathroom at Northwood High School in […]
Cullman Alabama March 15 2023 Cullman City Schools unveiled a new safety system Monday that is meant to protect students during both active shooter events and natural disasters. Two special education classrooms at West Elementary School are currently piloting the technology, developed by KT Security Solutions, which essentially turns a classroom whiteboard into a […]