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The focus of a new Secret Service report is how to improve the willingness of students and others to report concerning behavior
“Prevention has to start before the gunman arrives. We need to pay a lot more attention to those people before they come to school with a gun.”
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Following a video of students jumping a teacher and other disciplinary issues, councilors want to see more police and metal detectors in schools
The conversation started in the wake of a third shooting outside a school in the last two months
At least seven teenagers overdosed from pills possibly containing fentanyl this year including a 15-year-old girl, according to the LAPD
The debate over school resource officers was reignited after a student was shot and killed at a high school earlier this month
The SRO was driving to work when he heard a call over the radio about a man driving the wrong way at high speeds
Prior to the change, school resource officers stored their long-range rifles in their vehicles, which are parked in school lots during the day
Video shows the 15-year-old student bodyslam the officer
District officials also announced plans to create a safety task force, led by the LAPD, to use data to map out where and how frequently overdose incidents are occurring
“This SRO will not wait at all — no hesitation, no asking for permission to go in — to address an active shooter or any intruder on a school campus,” Sheriff Marcos López said
Officer Rick Hirshey returned as a school resource officer, an occasion that marked a closing chapter in his recovery from the March shooting
“When I got the letter, I teared up and cried. It touched me deeply,” Deputy David Morrow said
“Let me be very clear: You are not coming into my schools and killing our children,” Sheriff Wayne Ivey said
The safes where the AR-15s will be kept will also hold ammunition and breaching tools for barricaded doors
The policy says that people would have to be trained and would undergo the same training as certified school resource officers
Every campus-based law enforcement agency must examine its active shooter response training and response protocols to a school shooting
The governor said his preference remains that school districts hire SROs, but said the law is another tool for districts that want to protect children
A school resource officer confronted a man who tried to break into a parked squad car near the school, officials said
School administrators say the officers will keep students safer and improve security measures
County officials said they were moved to act after the massacre at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas
Officer Rory Bohanan was planning to retire in less than two months
Deputy Jerry Critchelow was a 41-year law enforcement veteran and loved working with kids
Drug overdoses are at record levels, and as recent news reports indicate, children are succumbing to fentanyl-related exposures in the classroom
“It’s one of those moments where your training kind of comes in effect and you’re able to not just think about it, you assess the situation and act,” Deputy Alan Josey said
Kevin Bellmyer, 50, alleges in a lawsuit that he was discriminated against based on his age
An investigation into Officer Freddie Wilson’s death is underway
Officials said the outcome of the shooting could have been far worse without Officer Erik Clark’s response
The male student was taken into custody, and there were no students injured
School Resource Officer Jeff Shirley knew he could make a difference
Principal Dennis Green says while he initially had reservations, the officers have been well-received by the community
Next week, schools and communities are encouraged to celebrate the contributions of their SROs