Tag: School Violence

Patrol

After Armed Officers Removed, Violence Rising in Boston Schools

More than one-quarter of the 911 calls were for incidents involving fighting or assault. And these emergency calls represent only the most serious issues. Teachers, deans, and school safety specialists reported more than 4,000 other incidents to school administrators from September through November, which can range from disrupting class to cutting school or trespassing.

March 24, 2022

Patrol

Back to School (Shootings, Mask-Mandates, and Boisterous Board Meetings)

Regardless of the situation, cops across the country will be called upon to keep kids safe in school as young people return to campus for the 2021-2022 school year.

August 2, 2021

Patrol

Washington Mom Reports Son to Police for School Attack Plan

Officers with the College Place (WA) Police Department arrested a 17-year-old boy after the young man's mother alerted them to journal writings that indicated his desire to conduct an attack on his high school.

September 23, 2019

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Preventing School Shootings is Everybody's Business

Earlier this week, we reported on two separate incidents in which police in California arrested four teens—three in the first case, one in the second—possibly preventing two school shootings. You want to know another great way to prevent active killers in schools? Stop glorifying those atrocities and the sick murderers who commit them.

September 20, 2019

Patrol

Utah Police Arrest Armed Juvenile at Salt Lake City School

Police in Salt Lake City arrested a juvenile in possession of a firearm at a Salt Lake City school on Wednesday.

August 29, 2019

Training

(Video) Police Trainer Don Alwes on Active Shooter Response

Don Alwes discusses some of the pre-attack behaviors that might indicate an imminent attack, as well as ways in which law enforcement can improve its response when an active shooter event does occur.

May 31, 2019

Patrol

California Student Hurls Trash Can at Officers During School Arrest

Officers with the Stockton (CA) Police Department were called to a local high school to deal with a rowdy student who had been fighting with other students on Friday. When they arrived and attempted to effect an arrest, another student hurled a garbage can at them.

May 27, 2019

Patrol

Video: NC Campus Chief Credits Training for Quick Shooting Response

Chief Jeff Baker says that the speedy and successful response to the shooting on campus on Tuesday was the direct result of significant training his agency has conducted in recent years to deal with such threats.

May 1, 2019

Patrol

Student Wanted to Shoot Ex-Girlfriend, Others at School—Nobody Hurt in Incident

A student at a New Mexico high school said in a note that he wanted to shoot his ex-girlfriend and others at the Cleveland High School in Rio Rancho on Valentine's Day.

February 21, 2019

Patrol

Off-Duty Officer Takes Action on Teen's School Threat in Online Video Game

An off-duty officer with the Fort Worth (TX) Police Department was playing an online video game when he heard another player make a threat against a school.

January 24, 2019

Patrol

Trump's School Safety Commission Favors Arming Teachers

President Donald Trump's school safety commission—a panel led by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos—said that the decision to arm teachers to respond to potential active shooters should be left to state and local authorities, not the Federal government.

December 19, 2018

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Teen Gunman Exchanges Gunfire with Police, Kills Self at Indiana School

A teenage gunman at a middle school in Richmond, IN, reportedly opened fire on police outside the school before killing himself.

December 13, 2018