School re-openings are causing a great deal of concern for students and faculty across the nation.
- By Omar Tabba
- August 28, 2020
Additional security staff have been added at The University of Notre Dame COVID-19 quarantine sites after some students violated safety protocols. Apparently the students left off-campus apartments and hotels.
You better sit down for this. Chicago Public School have voted to “trim” the budget for school resource officers on city K-12 campuses. By more than half, the budget has been sliced from $33 million to $15 million.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- August 24, 2020
Portland State University said Thursday its police force will no longer carry guns while patrolling on campus. The decision stems from heightened calls for change to policing policies.
By the numbers, mass shootings on school grounds represent less than 1 percent of overall school violence incidents.
- By Richard Brent
- August 13, 2020
As colleges and K-12 schools plan for classes this fall — online, in classrooms, or a hybrid of both — those that opt for some form of in-person instruction will need to deliver it safely, ever-mindful of the coronavirus that’s still present.
- By Victoria Sanville
- August 13, 2020
Many years ago, as a college student, my opinion of campus police was entirely negative: campus cops were not real cops; they were the wannabes who couldn’t cut it in municipal agencies.
- By Lt. John M. Weinstein, PhD
- August 12, 2020
Paul Steber, a former High Point University student Paul Steber pleaded guilty to one count of possession of a firearm on educational property. The university is located in North Carolina.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- August 04, 2020
The COVID-19 virus has played havoc for schools of all types, and in every state opening schedules will be different. Public schools differ from private education facilities, campus officials taking into account the needs and safety of students, teachers and staff.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- July 31, 2020
The American Academy of Pediatrics joined with three education organizations to weigh in on the conversation regarding the return to school. Their perspective: Yes, children learn best when they're in the classroom; but only when it's safe to do so.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- July 30, 2020