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School Security

Princeton University Public Safety Officers to wear body cameras

Princeton University Public Safety Officers to wear body cameras

Princeton NJ March 23 2021 University police officers under the Department of Public Safety (PSAFE) will begin wearing body cameras this spring, in accordance with state regulations. PSAFE Director of Operations Kenneth Strother told The Daily Princetonian that only sworn police officers will use the cameras. According to Strother, there are “about 39 [sworn] police officers […]

Oklahoma state lawmakers pass bill to allow more teachers, support staff to carry guns

Oklahoma state lawmakers pass bill to allow more teachers, support staff to carry guns

OKLAHOMA CITY OK March 23 2021 State lawmakers are considering a bill that could allow more teachers and school staff to carry guns in school. The bill would let local school districts decide whether they want teachers and staff to carry, and they could set training requirements. Currently, school districts can allow teachers and staff […]

Shelby County OH March 22 2021 Supporters of a bill that would allow teachers and other school personnel to carry guns in schools with concealed carry permits say the amount of training shouldn’t just be about the hours, but the consistency. Sgt. David Spicer, of the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, told the House Criminal Justice Committee the armed teacher program he uses in his county is a “CCW plus” program, teaching not only the basic concealed carry training but also building clearing tactics that law enforcement learns, and more range time than is required under Ohio law. “It’s kind of unfortunate to say, but the teachers that are in our program shoot as well or better than the cops I train,” Spicer said. Under House Bill 99, the minimum training needed to carry a firearm in schools would be that of a CCW license, which is eight hours. While Spicer said he supports the bill, he says there should be regular checkpoints for the training, not just checked boxes for a license. “As I feel with law enforcement officers, continued training is the most important thing (rather) than stacking a whole bunch of training requirements on them at the very beginning,” Spicer said. The proposed bill seeks to clarify current law regarding school security personnel, something that is also part of court case currently sitting with the Ohio Supreme Court. The court case stems from Madison Local Schools in Butler County, where the board of education authorized a firearms policy as part of their school security plan after a shooting there in 2016. After the policy was put in place, parents and advocacy groups sued, saying the only qualifications allowing a person to carry a gun in school were those laid out in the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy, more than 700 hours of training made specifically for law enforcement. An appeals court ruled against the district’s authority to determine training levels, leading to the Ohio Supreme Court’s consideration. The state’s highest court heard oral arguments at the beginning of the year, but has not released a ruling in the case. A member of the pro-gun lobby Buckeye Firearms Association, which runs a training program tailored to teachers, testified in support of the bill saying clarification of the law was made necessary because of the court fight. “The recent court of appeals decision has injected a level of absurdity into many school’s safety plans and really demands that this legislature clarify what the intent of this law is,” Joseph Eaton told the committee. The Criminal Justice Committee’s vice-chair, state Rep. D.J. Swearingen, R-Huron, mentioned a potential amendment to the bill which would push the minimum training hours to 20. That amendment was not officially presented in the most recent hearing on the bill, but the bill will see future hearings, including the opportunity for opponent testimony.

Shelby County OH March 22 2021 Supporters of a bill that would allow teachers and other school personnel to carry guns in schools with concealed carry permits say the amount of training shouldn’t just be about the hours, but the consistency. Sgt. David Spicer, of the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, told the House Criminal Justice Committee the armed teacher program he uses in his county is a “CCW plus” program, teaching not only the basic concealed carry training but also building clearing tactics that law enforcement learns, and more range time than is required under Ohio law. “It’s kind of unfortunate to say, but the teachers that are in our program shoot as well or better than the cops I train,” Spicer said. Under House Bill 99, the minimum training needed to carry a firearm in schools would be that of a CCW license, which is eight hours. While Spicer said he supports the bill, he says there should be regular checkpoints for the training, not just checked boxes for a license. “As I feel with law enforcement officers, continued training is the most important thing (rather) than stacking a whole bunch of training requirements on them at the very beginning,” Spicer said. The proposed bill seeks to clarify current law regarding school security personnel, something that is also part of court case currently sitting with the Ohio Supreme Court. The court case stems from Madison Local Schools in Butler County, where the board of education authorized a firearms policy as part of their school security plan after a shooting there in 2016. After the policy was put in place, parents and advocacy groups sued, saying the only qualifications allowing a person to carry a gun in school were those laid out in the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy, more than 700 hours of training made specifically for law enforcement. An appeals court ruled against the district’s authority to determine training levels, leading to the Ohio Supreme Court’s consideration. The state’s highest court heard oral arguments at the beginning of the year, but has not released a ruling in the case. A member of the pro-gun lobby Buckeye Firearms Association, which runs a training program tailored to teachers, testified in support of the bill saying clarification of the law was made necessary because of the court fight. “The recent court of appeals decision has injected a level of absurdity into many school’s safety plans and really demands that this legislature clarify what the intent of this law is,” Joseph Eaton told the committee. The Criminal Justice Committee’s vice-chair, state Rep. D.J. Swearingen, R-Huron, mentioned a potential amendment to the bill which would push the minimum training hours to 20. That amendment was not officially presented in the most recent hearing on the bill, but the bill will see future hearings, including the opportunity for opponent testimony.

Shelby County OH March 22 2021 Supporters of a bill that would allow teachers and other school personnel to carry guns in schools with concealed carry permits say the amount of training shouldn’t just be about the hours, but the consistency. Sgt. David Spicer, of the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, told the House Criminal Justice […]

Pipe bomb found on Ottawa University’s campus

Pipe bomb found on Ottawa University’s campus

Ottawa KS March 22 2021 Local, state and federal law enforcement agencies are trying to find out how and why a pipe bomb was placed on Ottawa University’s campus. According to new information released by the Ottawa police department, the “suspicious device” that caused a three-hour campus lock down Friday afternoon was confirmed to be […]

Students sound alarm over maskless Public Safety officers

Students sound alarm over maskless Public Safety officers

Lafayette, Louisiana March 21 2021 When Genevieve Torres ’24 watched a maskless Public Safety officer walk out of South College dormitory on Tuesday night, she thought about calling the person out. “I hesitated,” Torres said. “I thought they might write me up.” Such is the conundrum for many Lafayette students, who are stuck between a […]

Suspicious packages sent to at least 5 New York City schools

Suspicious packages sent to at least 5 New York City schools

Manhattan NY March 20, 2021,  At least five Manhattan schools were sent packages with mysterious white powder inside in the past week, police said Thursday. Between March 10, 2021 and today, March 18, 2021, five schools in Manhattan have received suspicious packages through the United States Postal Service Cops did not provide any details on possible […]

An aggressive man with a gun arrested at Louisville school

An aggressive man with a gun arrested at Louisville school

LOUISVILLE, Ky. March 20 2021  A large number of Louisville Metro police officers were called to a school campus in Pleasure Ridge Park after an “irate” man with a gun was reported on the grounds. The incident happened at Greenwood Elementary School at 5801 Greenwood Road at 12:44 p.m. When officers arrived, they found an aggressive […]

All Central Oregon Community College Public Safety Officers Put on Leave

All Central Oregon Community College Public Safety Officers Put on Leave

BEND, Ore. March 11 2021 Central Oregon Community College said Tuesday it has placed all of its Campus Public Safety officers on paid administrative leave, pending a month-long, third-party review of the department’s operations, but did not reveal what sparked the moves. “During this approximately month-long review — which will begin in the next few days […]

Feud between NY school safety agent union chief and Jumaane Williams escalates

Feud between NY school safety agent union chief and Jumaane Williams escalates

  New York City NY March 6 2021 The gloves have come off in the feud between Jumaane Williams and the head of the school safety agents union. Union chief Greg Floyd who is furious that Williams has accused his members of abusing students and is trying to boot them from schools brought up Williams’ arrest […]

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