Jefferson County AR. Aug 19 2021 Two 17-year-old Watson Chapel High School students were arrested Tuesday and one was booked into the Jefferson County jail on suspicion of firearm and drug possession while on campus, according to authorities. According to statements and information from the Watson Chapel School District and Jefferson County sheriff’s office, district Superintendent […]
SAN JOSE CA Aug 17 2021— A few weeks after a milestone board vote ended the routine presence of police officers at campuses in the South Bay’s largest school district, the same board has unanimously voted to allow those same officers to moonlight as security for large after-school events. The decision was met with immediate […]
AMADOR COUNTY, Calif. Aug 16 2021 It was the first day of school for a Sutter Creek elementary in Northern California this week, but it ended with a parent verbally assaulting a principal and physically assaulting a teacher over face coverings. “We had a great first day of school other than this one incident,” said Torrie […]
RUTLEDGE, Tenn. Aug 16 2021— A 29-year-old Tennessee man who rode on a school bus and walked into a high school with students has been charged with trespassing, officials said. A deputy was called to Grainger County High School on Tuesday and spoke to Juan Purkey, who told him he had ridden a school bus […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Aug 16 2021— Security officers on duty at the football jamboree at Central High School stayed vigilant and were able to stop four people illegally carrying firearms. Two men and two juveniles were arrested for bringing weapons to a football jamboree at Central High School, according to Memphis Police. The incident happened on […]
Albuquerque, New Mexico August 14 2021 One student was killed by another in a shooting at a middle school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Friday. The shooting took place at about 12:45 p.m. local time between two male students during a lunch break outside Washington Middle School. Friday was just the third day of classes […]
OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. Aug 13 2021— For the first time, “guardians” will service the majority of charter schools in Osceola County instead of school resource officers. Most charter schools in Osceola County will be using guardians rather than school resource officers SROs are sworn members of law enforcement, while guardians are hired through a private […]
Providence RI Aug 12 2021 Brown University has systematically and repeatedly failed to protect women from rape and other sexual misconduct, according to a federal class action lawsuit filed recently by four current and former female students. The suit, which was filed last Friday in Providence federal court, alleges the Ivy League school in Rhode […]
MEDFORD, Ore. Aug 12 2021– A former custodian at a high school in Oregon is facing several charges, including attempted second-degree murder, after police said he “made significant steps to carry out a mass casualty event.” Kristopher Clay, a 24-year-old who worked as a custodian at South Medford High School in Medford, Oregon, is also […]
CHAMPAIGN IL Aug 11 2021 — The Champaign school district will hire temporary officers from a private security firm to patrol its middle and high schools for the first quarter of the fall term. The school board on Monday night approved $77,000 of emergency funds to bring aboard five unarmed safety resource officers from AGB Investigative […]