Orangeburg SC Aug 27 2022 A man fired a gun at a security guard on Orangeburg County School District-owned property around midnight Friday. An Orangeburg Department of Public Safety officer was dispatched to assist the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office at the Nix Building at 770 Stilton Road in reference to a subject discharging a handgun […]
Chesterfield County VA August 21 2022 A counselor for the state’s largest public school system kept his job for more than a year and a half after his arrest in Chesterfield County on charges of soliciting prostitution from a minor. Virginia has processes in place to prevent sex offenders from working in K-12 schools, but […]
Little Rock AR Aug 19 2022 The Little Rock School District security officers are preparing for the school to start next with their annual training. Ron Self, the district’s director for safety and security said part of their training included CRASE, which means civilian response to an active shooter event. According to Self, keeping everyone on […]
HENRY COUNTY, Va. Aug 17 2022 A teenage boy is facing multiple weapons charges after a loaded pistol was discovered at a Henry County high school on Tuesday, less than a week into the new school year. According to the Henry County Sheriff’s Office, Bassett High School faculty learned about a student in possession of a […]
Gainesville GA August 17, 2022 The Gainesville City school board on Monday, Aug. 15, presented the first draft of a new policy allowing security guards to carry weapons on campus. In July, the school system approved $1 million in funding to hire an armed security guard at each of its nine schools, as well as […]
La Feria, TX August 15 2022 The La Feria Independent School District on Friday voted to hire armed security guards for all of the district’s campuses. It’s the first time the district will have armed security. The decision is an effort by the school district to shorten response time in case of an emergency. “Even though […]
EL MIRAGE, Ariz. Aug 14 2022 Officers in Arizona say an armed suspect has been arrested after he tried to enter an elementary school on Friday. Arizona’s Family reports three parents, including one who had a gun, were also arrested by police after a confrontation with officers during the incident. According to authorities, school staff at […]
Malibu CA Aug 11 2022 Last year, the Secret Service published a report that analyzed 67 averted school attack plots. In nearly a third of them, a School Resource Officer made a difference. Now, the sheriff’s department which has been providing deputies to protect schools says that they do not have the manpower to continue […]
SPRINGDALE, Ark. Aug 11 2022 Springdale Public Schools is moving forward with adding certified school security officers (CSSO). The school board approved the program on August 9. The officers would be armed and present at every elementary school in the district. The officers would be in addition to the district’s school resource officers. The CSSOs would […]
Gainesville GA Aug 10 2022 Today is the first day of a new school year in the city schools in Gainesville. Students and teachers will see armed guards in every school in Gainesville. The City School Board voted last month to spend $1 million for the added security. Hall County students and teachers begin their […]