The campus was placed on lockdown and students were kept away from the area, according to Peach. It is possible that students might have heard the gunshot, she said, but no students are believed to have witnessed what happened.
- By Jessica Davis
- November 14, 2018
Arkansas police and fire departments communicate through a statewide emergency radio system, and the city of Rogers is allowing its school district a designated line of its own to local police and fire.
- By Jessica Davis
- November 14, 2018
Once the new video surveillance system is installed on campuses across the city, police officers will be able to remotely monitor cameras in real-time from their patrol cars.
- By Jessica Davis
- November 13, 2018
The safety committee’s plan involves hiring 16 police officers to help patrol at elementary school campuses. There are already police officers in place at each of the district’s middle and high school campuses.
- By Jessica Davis
- November 13, 2018
The $500,000 grant is funded via the STOP School Violence Act. The grant money will go toward programs to teach students, teachers and administrators how to identify and help students exhibiting warning signs of violence toward themselves or others.
- By Jessica Davis
- November 13, 2018
In an effort for a more proactive campus security approach, the University of Tennessee is meeting students where they are with a new campus safety app.
- By Sydny Shepard
- November 12, 2018
Federal grants will help improve the security of Massachusetts campuses.
- By Sydny Shepard
- November 12, 2018
The money will be used to employ more school resource officers, safety staff and mental health counseling.
- By Sydny Shepard
- November 12, 2018
Each of the new call stations is easily accessible by patrol car, allowing police officers quick access to help those who make the calls. The phones in the new call stations will connect with police dispatch via the internet.
- By Jessica Davis
- November 09, 2018
The focus on security for Jewish institutions has increased in the wake of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting in October, which left 11 people dead and seven injured.
- By Jessica Davis
- November 09, 2018