Tag: School Resource Officers: Page 18

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Philly School Officer Dies of Apparent Heart Attack After Breaking Up Fight

The School District of Philadelphia told WTXF TV that the school staff found Giles unresponsive from an unknown medical emergency in the bathroom on Monday afternoon.

June 2, 2014

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"Columbine Effect"-- A Report on Copycat School Violence

Minneapolis Star Tribune Reports on copycat school violence patterned after the 1999 Columbine school shootings.

May 4, 2014

Weapons

ACLU Wants Less-Lethal Weapon Ban in Texas Schools

The state's education commissioner should ban the use of Tasers, pepper spray, and other "less-than-lethal" weapons in all public schools, according to a request delivered this week from the ACLU and six other civil rights groups.

February 17, 2014

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SRO’s Quick Response Saved Lives at Colo. School

Much of the credit for limiting the carnage from Pierson’s attack on Arapahoe High is being lauded upon an Arapahoe County Sheriff’s deputy who serves as the school’s resource officer.

December 15, 2013

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Getting Schooled

In the hierarchy of transgressions, we never pay more than when we pay for the unsatisfactory explanation. Sometimes it’s smart to be smart, act smart, and explain accordingly.

December 3, 2013

Training

DOJ Awards $45M to Hire School Resource Officers

For its annual COPS hiring grants, the U.S. Department of Justice gave priority to agencies planning to hire more school resource officers and military veterans. Nearly $45 million was awarded to fund 356 new SRO positions.

September 30, 2013

Weapons

Ga. Schools Consider Arming SROs With AR-15s

Three Gainsville, Ga., schools are considering arming their school resource officers with a Colt AR-15 rifle to harden response to a possible active shooter. Under the plan, a Colt 6920 M4 carbine would be placed inside a safe at each of the schools.

September 30, 2013

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Fla. SRO Delivers Baby

Officer Natasha Richardson escorted Marie Lys Colin into the school's front office, after the mother went into contractions while picking up her 7-year-old son from Fairway Elementary.

August 25, 2013

Weapons

Ark. AG: Arming of Teachers Not Permitted

A state board that licenses private security agencies doesn't have the authority to allow school districts to employ educators and staff as security personnel, according to a legal opinion from Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel.

August 4, 2013

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NRA Report Argues for Weapons Training for School Personnel

The School Shield Initiative task force recommended improved training for school resource officers and a training program for designated school personnel that wish to be armed. The model for both, as outlined in the report, involves 40 to 60 hours of comprehensive instruction.

April 1, 2013

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Video: Fla. SRO Wrestles Gator at Middle School

A Lake County (Fla.) Sheriff's deputy captured a seven-foot alligator that had crawled on to the grounds of the middle school where she was assigned as a school resource officer.

March 24, 2013

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Fla. Deputy Wrestles Gator

A Lake County (Fla.) Sheriff's Deputy Jessica McGregor captured a seven-foot alligator that had crawled on to the grounds of the middle school where she was assigned as a school resource officer. Read the full story here.

March 24, 2013