Washington DC Aug 9 2019 More than 30 percent of D.C. Public Schools employees have lapsed background checks, according to findings from an internal city review released this week. Chancellor Lewis D. Ferebee informed parents about the findings in a letter Wednesday as he vowed to establish more robust procedures and training to prevent incidents of […]
Chicago IL Aug 9 2019 A Chicago program designed to safeguard students’ commutes to and from school led to significant decreases in crime, according to a study released this spring. The initiative — in place for a decade while the city has experienced periodic swells of street violence — also increased attendance among participating schools, […]
SARASOTA, Fla. August 9 2019 Sarasota County Schools Police Department is now fully staffed. The department has 83 employees, 60 of which are sworn officers and 23 are working with school safety and security. This coming school year, every public school in the district will have a school resource officer from the district’s police department. Each […]
TULARE, Calif. Aug 8 2019 Tulare Police arrested a 15-year-old high school student after he allegedly posted a video on social media wielding what looked to be like a high powered scoped rifle. “Those kinds of comments and threats, we don’t take lightly,” said Sgt. Edward Hinojosa. Federal Bureau of Investigation agents tipped off detectives […]
EAST MONTPELIER, Vt. Aug 8 2019 Vermont State Police believe a man broke into a school building while under the influence of drugs early Tuesday morning. Police say Julian Young, 25, of St. Albans, broke two windows of the Orchard Valley Waldorf School and illegally entered the building. Responding officers say Young placed a […]
SHANNON, Miss. Aug 7 2019 A new school year means there are security personnel on every campus in the Lee County School District. It’s part of an effort by the district to be more proactive when it comes to school safety. Deputy Thomas Adams has been getting familiar with the layout of Shannon High School, and […]
FLATBUSH NY Aug 8 2019 – An NYPD school safety officer was arrested for allegedly forcing a teenager to perform oral sex on him back in 2013. On Sunday, August 4, 49-year-old Edward Peterson was arrested in his home on Farragut Road in Flatbush and charged with a criminal sex act, NYPD says. Just recently, the […]
HARRISBURG PA Aug 7 2019 — A state report released Monday said bullying, self-harm and suicide were the most common concerns fielded during the first half-year of operation for a new threat reporting system that covers Pennsylvania schools. The 21-page report by the state attorney general’s office said the Safe 2 Say Something program generated more […]
OAKLAND, Calif. Aug 4 2019 The Peralta Community College District in Oakland has shelled out hundreds of thousands of dollars this year for guards to patrol one of its campuses in case a fire breaks out, because its fire alarm system is in disrepair. But 2 Investigates discovered the “fire watch” guards at Laney College appear to […]
FLEMING ISLAND, Fla. Aug 3 2019- The Clay County Schools Police Department swore in its first class of officers Thursday evening. Led by Chief Kenneth Wagner, the inaugural class of 46 officers received their assignments and pins in front of a crowd of family and friends gathered inside a School Board meeting held at Fleming Island […]