By Rob Jennings June 21, 2018 NJ Advance Media for NJ.com A municipal elected official in Hunterdon County is drawing criticism from the state’s largest teachers union after asserting that only educators authorized to carry weapons should be allowed in N.J. schools. Raritan Township Committee member Louis Carl Reiner argued that state lawmakers should approve legislation…
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Modest school safety measures making way through California Legislature
DAVID WASHBURN JUNE 17, 2018 Following the February massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., California legislators, like their counterparts around the nation, introduced a number of bills to address school safety. Two bills — one by introduced by a GOP lawmaker calling for armed police officers on every school campus and…
Arizona gubernatorial candidate’s school safety plan includes arming staff
BY KTAR.COM JUNE 19, 2018 AT 4:46 AM PHOENIX — Former Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett recently released his school safety plan as part of his campaign for Arizona governor, which included arming staff members. As part of the plan, Bennett pledged to train “willing, competent and capable” staff members on carrying firearms in schools, create…
Teachers and guns: Inside a firearm training where educators learn to take down shooters
“I need to have that weapon on me at all times in case something would happen,” an Ohio teacher said. “I know the other teachers feel the same way.” by Kalhan Rosenblatt / Jun.19.2018 / 3:39 AM ET On a recent morning in Newcomerstown, Ohio, a row of teachers stood in a line with guns drawn and moved…
Spokane Public Schools Investing Dollars, Personnel in School Safety
Nikolas Cruz is led out of the courtroom after being arraigned at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Wednesday, March 14, 2018. Cruz is accused of opening fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., Feb. 14, killing 17 students and adults. BY JIM MCKAY / MAY 24, 2018 Mental health professionals, resource…
Safety in public schools shouldn’t be a partisan concern
By George S. Christian, May 31, 2018 The health and welfare of public school students ought surely to be a nonpartisan issue. Yet the various responses to the terrible events at Santa Fe High School indicate deeply divided opinions about the appropriate response. The non-profit Partnership for Texas urges state policymakers to bury their political differences…
A cop in every public school by August? Easier said than done
For decades school police officers patrolled campuses, but next year city cops will share the job. Pictured: School district police and sheriff’s deputies investigate a school bus with two broken windows in 2012. (Richard Graulich/The Palm Beach Post) Palm Beach County schools struggle with the costs and complexities of Florida’s mandate to guard every campus….
Special Report: Arming Educators
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG-TV9) — Giving teachers guns is a controversial idea, but it’s something President Trump and Governor Reynolds say deserves consideration. And while education groups largely oppose arming teachers, others believe gun-free zones are easy targets. Iowa Code section 724.4B prohibits firearms on school grounds, with some exceptions. One of those exemptions has received…
Santa Fe Public Schools face red tape for armed officers
By Robert Nott | The New Mexican – Apr 23, 2018 Updated 10 hrs ago The leaders of Santa Fe Public Schools have a lot of paperwork to do before they can put armed resource officers on campuses, an attorney hired by the district said Monday. Lawyer Geno Zamora said the school board has to set policies…
Florida education news: Student walkouts, security, constitutional amendments and more
By Jeffrey Solochek Published: April 20, 2018 STUDENT PROTESTS: Aiming to keep their gun control and school safety message alive, high school students around the Tampa Bay area and Florida will hold another class walkout in memory of the 1999 Columbine shooting. “After Parkland, I’ve felt so much more empowered than I’ve ever felt before,” St. Petersburg High student Taylor Redington…
Standing Strong for Public Education! 