New York City NY August 9 2022 About a month before the first day of the new school year, police officials are still struggling to fill nearly 500 open school safety officer positions. They are jobs that Mayor Eric Adams, who spent 22 years in law enforcement, and school and police officials say play an essential […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Aug 7 2022 Metro schools and the police department announced officers will be visible at all elementary schools with officers working overtime each day. Middle schools will have rotating officers and all 13 comprehensive high schools will have at least two full-time officers. But a security officer for Metro Schools who wishes to remain […]
Madison County NC Aug 6 2022 The school system in Madison County, N.C., plans to put AR-15 rifles in emergency safes in each of its six schools as a part of a plan for enhanced security in the wake of the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting earlier this year. “We were able to put an AR-15 rifle […]
Oakland CA August 6 2022 Oakland Unified security guards forcefully removed people from Parker Elementary School on Thursday evening, the first confrontation since parents and community members began occupying the campus two months ago in protest of the school’s closure. Since school board officials voted to close Parker K-8 at the end of May, community […]
BROOKFIELD CTAug 1 2022— After weeks of contentious public and private debate, Board of Education members unanimously agreed last week to expand the school district’s existing School Resource Officer program to its elementary schools and also voted to hire both unarmed and armed security personnel to work at all four of the town’s public schools. […]
PORT NECHES TX Aug 1 2022— Leaders with Port Neches-Groves Independent School District have a team ready that is tasked with the safety and security of the schools. Team members include veteran law enforcement officers and others. “The school district is always looking at ways to keep our buildings secure, and we have an incredible […]
STAMFORD CT August 1 2022 Joe Kennedy has eagerly awaited the start of summer so he can go to work identifying and addressing security issues in Stamford schools. And for him, that starts with standing outside looking in. “The method to securing each building is from the exterior inward,” he said during a recent tour of […]
CHARLOTTE COUNTY VA July 29 2022– The Charlotte County School Board approved the recommendation to use contracted school security officers at each of the division’s elementary schools during the upcoming school year. Charlotte County Sherriff’s Office deputies will continue to serve as school resource officers at Central Middle School and Randolph-Henry High School while Bacon District […]
Lakeland ID July 27 2022 Every year, an unusual item is on the Lakeland Joint School District’s shopping list: ammunition. The bullets and shells are for the district’s four armed guards, who work with three school resource officers to patrol and protect Lakeland’s 11 schools. The district initiated the program in the fall of 2018, […]
ATLANTA, Ga. July 26 2022 The Clayton County School District is turning to parents to help bolster their security on campus. On Tuesday, officials from the Clayton County School District will host training for parents, community members and business leaders to join the district’s ‘Village on Patrol.’ “We heard from the community loud and clear. They […]