CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. March 23 2019 After two days of school closures in Charlottesville over an online threat of violence at city schools, the Charlottesville Police Department says they’ve made an arrest. On Wednesday afternoon, police were made aware of a threat posted online, on the website 4chan, containing racist language targeting African-American and Hispanic students […]
CONCORD PA March 23 2019 — Three of the four security guards at Garnet Valley High School were immediately released for not adhering to the zero-tolerance policy regarding possession and use of nicotine and vaping paraphernalia, the district said Thursday. “It came to the attention of our building administration and director of Safety and Security […]
Cleveland OH March 21 2019 At 9:30 a.m. March 13, police were called to Brush High School, 4875 Glenlyn Road, where a security guard had been injured. Officers learned that a girl, 14, instigated a fight with a 15-year-old girl. The security officer tried to break up the fight, but the girl who started the fight […]
Vancouver, Washington March 19 2019 Video footage shows a game night brawl at a middle school that spiraled out of control leading to a small army of police officers being called in and nine student arrests. Around 5.40pm, a 911 caller reported a fight between students at a basketball tournament at Gaiser Middle School located […]
KINGSTON, R.I. March 18 2019 — March 14, 2019 — The University of Rhode Island’s Department of Public Safety is in the business of protecting the campus community from crime, injury, property damage, storms and scores of other threats. Now it is also helping to protect the environment through its purchase of the University’s first all-electric, […]
Portland OR March 17 2019 “Kaylee’s Law,” a bill gaining support in the Oregon Legislature, looks to change the way privately hired campus security officers are hired and how they operate on patrol. Senate Bill 576 is named after the late Kaylee Sawyer, who was abducted and killed by a college security office while he was […]
AUSTIN TX March 16 2019 — The state Senate wants to give school districts up to $100 million to install security equipment and other devices to deter future school shootings in light of last year’s massacre at Santa Fe High School. The one-time funding, approved 31-0 on Wednesday, could be used by schools to improve doors […]
Lake Mary FL March 15 2019 A 17-year-old student killed herself at an Orlando-area high school after excusing herself from class Wednesday morning, investigators say. The student shot herself with a handgun just before 8 a.m. at Lake Mary High School, Seminole County Sheriff Dennis Lemma said at a news conference. Lemma said the 11th […]
Memphis TN March 15 2019 Christian Brother’s University student Alyssa Craven walked outside Wednesday morning to a massive bullet hole on her car. “It makes me mad,” Craven said. “Like my car is messed up, and I have to pay to get it fixed.” Her white Nissan Altima was in the middle of a crime […]
Palm Beach County FL March 15 2019 Students at eight Palm Beach County schools may have noticed new members of their school security teams this year: Florida Highway Patrol officers. The officers, usually more visible on Interstate 95 and other Florida highways, are filling in while the Palm Beach County School District continues its search […]