New York NY Nov 22 2021 United Federation of Teachers delegates passed a resolution opposing the transfer of school security duties from the NYPD to the Department of Education on Wednesday night. The measure prevailed with 75 percent of the tally at the labor group’s Delegate Assembly meeting. While members voted to maintain the NYPD’s purview, […]
Chicago IL Nov 20 2021 Chicago police and Chicago Public Schools are investigating a violent scuffle between a security guard and a student, all captured on video. Speaking exclusively to ABC7 Eyewitness News, the teen involved in the incident said he doesn’t feel safe in school and doesn’t know if he’s even allowed back on […]
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. November 19 2021— Poughkeepsie High School will remain closed today as officials work to update the school’s security plan following a shooting. Gunfire was reported outside the school Monday around 3 p.m., reports Yahoo. Poughkeepsie police found shell casings in a grassy area in front of the school and vehicles with multiple bullet […]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Nov 18 2021 — School and law enforcement officials say a gun and a bag of drugs was found in the backpack of a Little Rock Central High School student Monday. Central High Principal Nancy Rousseau said in an email that the 15-year-old student had been sent to the assistant principal for having […]
AURORA, Colo. Nov 17 2021— Six teenagers were wounded Monday afternoon in a shooting at a park near an Aurora high school, the Aurora Police Department announced. Police found five victims between the ages of 14 and 17 at Nome Park, just north of Aurora Central High School. Police announced the shooting at 1 […]
Tacoma WA Nov 14 2021 Tacoma Public Schools approved a new contract with the Tacoma Police Department on Wednesday that pays for two officers to be on call to respond to emergencies at schools district-wide. The one-year contract is different from the former contract the district had with Tacoma Police Department, which paid for […]
SUFFOLK, Va. Nov 10 2021 A 12-year-old girl has been charged in connection with two fires in October including one at an elementary school in Suffolk. According to a recent press release from Suffolk Fire Marshal, Battalion Chief Chris Cornwell, the 12-year-old has been charged with arson of an occupied dwelling in connection with the fire […]
ITHACA, N.Y. November 9 2021 Police and SWAT units responded to bomb threats at Cornell, Columbia and Brown universities Sunday. Cornell University tweeted its first alert around 2 p.m. telling people to avoid multiple buildings. A few hours later, the school said the bomb threat was ongoing and police were sweeping buildings on campus. […]
FAIRFIELD, Iowa Nov 7 2021 The Jefferson County Attorney said Thursday that human remains discovered in a park in Fairfield, Iowa, belong to a woman who was reported missing Wednesday and that two teens have been charged in her death. County Attorney Chauncey Moulding said in a news release that the remains found in Chautauqua Park […]
Eugene OR Nov 6 2021 A 37-year-old armed man was taken into custody Thursday morning on the University of Oregon campus after he allegedly held two students hostage in Hamilton Hall and set off a fire alarm in the UO Knight Law Center. The man was taken into custody without incident after the hostages were […]