RALEIGH, N.C. February 6, 2024— The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction’s Center for Safer Schools (CFSS) announced Wednesday it has awarded $35 million in safety grants to 233 school districts and charter schools. The funding, which is part of the School Safety Grant Program, will be used for safety equipment, training, and services for […]
Chicago IL February 6 2024 A Chicago high school principal reacted to Mayor Brandon Johnson’s support for removing police officers from schools by saying officers are in schools that “want them” there. William Howard Taft High School Principal Mark Grishaber told Fox News Digital the removal of school resource officers (SRO) at Chicago Public Schools […]
Plum PA February 4 2024 Plum School District is expanding its police force by adding a longtime borough officer who retired last year. The school board approved hiring Mike DeMarco, 51, of Monroeville. He will be paid $28 per hour. His start date had not been determined as of Thursday. His hiring increases the district’s […]
GREENVILLE, S.C. January 31, 2024 School security officers stopped a man from attempting to enter an area high school after several students saw the man trying to come through a door. Police were called and the man was taken into custody and faces several charges. Police say they were called just before 9:30 a.m. to […]
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. January 28, 2024 Local law enforcement officers have recently called into question the effectiveness of a bill proposed in the House of Delegates that would give private, public and religious charter schools the ability to hire security guards. While the ability to secure West Virginia schools is “vitally important,” the current writing of the […]
Pulaski County Arkansas January 24th, 2024 The Arkansas State Police announced the arrest a Little Rock man on felony manslaughter charges related to the death of a Pulaski County Special School District security guard in 2023. Desmond Chukwunwike Nkala, 55, was arrested for the Aug. 14 incident that claimed the life of Victor Montgomery, 62, […]
Wheaton MD January 24th, 2024 A verbal and physical fight called “dangerous and unacceptable” by John F. Kennedy High School’s principal began in the stands of a basketball game with Richard Montgomery High School Jan. 18 and continued after the game ended. Two security officials were slightly injured, and a Montgomery County police officer was pushed. […]
HIGH POINT, N.C. Jan 20 2024 A man who was arrested for attempting to sexually assault two High Point University students has been found guilty. In 2021, Phillippe Joseph Warren Saieed drove to the High Point University campus and broke into a dormitory, where he attempted to sexually assault two students who fought him off. He […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska January 20th, 2024 A Dimond High School security guard and basketball coach has been charged with sexual abuse of a minor in the third degree. Kylelle Brown worked at Dimond High School, but as of Thursday, his information had been taken off the school website. Court documents list Brown as being born in 1994 […]
CHARLESTON WV January 13, 2024 — County education boards in West Virginia could contract with military veterans and retired law enforcement officers to provide armed security at K-12 public schools under a bill passed Friday by the Republican-controlled state Senate. Republican Sen. Eric Tarr of Putnam County said the bill was brought to him by retired […]