Maine Feb 4 2023 Republican lawmakers said it’s time to beef up security in Maine schools, either with armed security officers or by allowing teachers to be armed. A bill sponsored by Rep. Steven Foster, R-Dexter, would allow a school employee who completes a certification to have a gun on school property. Saying “the time […]
Hartford CT February 3rd, 2023 Connecticut advocates are calling for the removal of school resource officers from schools. They say the police officers do not make schools safer, but rather increase the likelihood of arrests and expulsions, specifically for Black and Latinx students. The Connecticut Black and Brown Student Union joined the Community First Coalition […]
South Huntington NY January 27th, 2023 The South Huntington School Board voted unanimously to implement additional security measures and hire armed security officers to patrol outside all of its school buildings. During the meeting, the Board President said he believed 70 percent of parents were in agreement with armed guards. There are seven schools and […]
Pelham NY Jan 26 2023 On Monday afternoon, Village of Pelham police responded to the area around Franklin Field near the high school and middle school campus. There was a brief altercation between a group of students from a nearby high school and one of the district’s safety guards, according to an email sent out […]
Nashville TN January 26, 2023 “A school resource officer, school security officer, or other law enforcement officer who is trained and certified for completing a behavior intervention training program may use a mechanical restraint on a student receiving special education services in an emergency situation.” That’s what HB0127 reads. “I’m bringing this bill to protect our […]
Des Moines IA January 24, 2023 An 18-year-old gang member cut off a court-ordered ankle monitor and went to an educational program for at-risk youths on Monday in Des Moines, where he fatally shot two fellow students who were members of an opposing gang, the authorities said. The gunman, identified by police as Preston Walls, 18, […]
Newport News VA January 19 2023 More than a hundred parents and students packed an auditorium in Newport News Tuesday night for the school board’s first meeting since police said a 6-year-old boy shot Abby Zwerner, first-grade teacher, on Jan. 6 at Richneck Elementary. A number of students, teachers, parents and community members spoke to […]
New York City NY Jan 16 2023 NY1 has learned that the NYPD is reversing course on how school safety agents communicate with police officers. At the beginning of the school year, the education and police departments outlined enhanced safety measures after the school massacre in Uvalde, Texas. Initially, all school safety agents were given […]
Newport News VA Jan 15, 2023 In a town hall meeting with parents, a Virginia school district superintendent said that the backpack of a 6-year-old student who shot a teacher in a classroom was searched before the shooting. Newport News Superintendent Dr. George Parker III said the boy accused in the shooting arrived to Richneck […]
Westfield NJ January 9 2023 A New Jersey art teacher was arrested after he overdosed on fentanyl in front of students at a Westfield school, police said. Frank Thompson, 57, was charged Thursday with possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and endangering the welfare of children in connection with an incident […]