SEMINOLE, Okla. October 7 2022 Many Oklahomans may celebrate their retirement by traveling, relaxing or learning a new hobby, but one man in Seminole chose a much different path – one that’s earned him the nickname “Grandpa” from hundreds of school kids in Seminole. “My grandpa is a very, very sweet man,” said 5th grader Jaxton […]
OAKLAND, Calif. Oct 1 2022 At least six adults were wounded in a shooting at a school campus in Oakland on Wednesday, with at least some of the victims found inside the school, authorities said. The shooting took place around 12:45 p.m. at Rudsdale Newcomer High School, authorities said. The school serves recent immigrants ages […]
PHILADELPHIA, Penn. Sept 29 2022— A teen was killed and four others were injured when at least two gunmen ambushed them after a football scrimmage at Roxborough High School. Investigators say the victims, ages 14 to 17, were walking off the field towards the locker room around 4:40 p.m. when shooters fired at least […]
NEW YORK NY Sept 28 2022– Parents in New York City are sounding the alarm about security after an emotionally disturbed person got into a school in Queens. On September 15, at P.S. 28 in Corona, there were reports of an intruder walking through the front door while school was in session. “He was described […]
WASHINGTON D.C. September 24, 2022 In the four months since the school massacre in Uvalde, school security has been under a microscope. Now, records obtained by WUSA9 reveal blind spots in DC Public Schools. Hundreds of school security cameras aren’t working. Ward 7 School Board Member Eboni-Thompson Rose said that technology is essential to student and […]
Flager County FL Sept 23 2022 The Flagler County school district has several options if it chooses to supplement school security provided by the Flagler County Sheriff’s deputies with additional armed guards. One option is to train current school staff, including faculty, deans, principals, non-instructional personnel and bus drivers. A second option is to create […]
Beaufort County SC Sept 23 2022 The Beaufort County School District has fired the company that provided security in the schools after a security guard left a gun unattended in an elementary school staff restroom Tuesday on Hilton Head. It marked the second such incident this year involving the company, GuardOne Security, and a guard […]
IRMO, S.C. Sept 19 2022— On Monday, the Lexington-Richland 5 school board voted unanimously to arm members of the district’s security team. The decision allows three employees, who are not officers but have prior law enforcement experience, to carry a concealed weapon at schools. According to the board, the employees have been trained by the South […]
New York City NY September 16 2022 An NYPD decision to move school safety agents’ radios from a frequency used by school staffers onto a dedicated police channel is sparking safety concerns from some principals and union officials. School safety agents — the unarmed NYPD employees posted in city schools — previously kept their radios […]
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas September 9 2022— Communication plays a vital role during an emergency. It was said there was a breakdown of communication during the Uvalde school shooting among law enforcement. Kleberg County Sheriff Richard Kirkpatrick and his department have given the Kingsville Independent School District one more tool to try and help deal with […]