Archive for year: 2015

Characteristics of Sexual Predators

One of the proactive measures we can take to protect our children from sexual predators is to learn how to identify their characteristics and behaviors . As parents,teachers and school administrators it is our responsibility to become aware…

School Districts Concerned about Security in Wake of Threats

With anonymously sent threats gridlocking Los Angeles public schools last week, and other districts in New York, Houston and Miami also receiving threats of violence, Leon County officials met last week to discuss how the district should face…

Los Angeles School District Shut Down due to Electronic Threat

Classes were canceled Tuesday for the Los Angeles Unified School District after what the district's superintendent called a "rare" threat that comes amid new concerns about security nationwide.An "electronic threat" received early Tuesday prompted…

Proactive Approach to School Violence

Statistics show that 96% of all violent acts at our schools are talked about before they occur. This is why it is so important as parents , teachers and students to listen to the chatter and be proactive when we hear about the threat of…

High School Student Arrested with Gun

A student with a gun and ammunition was arrested at Barrington High School on Monday, but officials said no shots were fired and no one was hurt. The unloaded firearm was found in a student's backpack along with ammunition, according to a joint…

Umpqua Community College Hires Armed Security after Shooting.

Umpqua Community College in Oregon has signed a contract to have a retired deputy patrol campus. The school, which was the site of an Oct. 1 shooting that left ten dead, is hoping the new security measure will give the campus community more…

Oregon Sheriff pulls the plug on School Security System

SHADY COVE, Ore. — The Jackson County sheriff has pulled the plug on a program to keep real-time video surveillance inside an elementary school in Shady Cove. The $278,300 surveillance system installed in 2013 inside one of the counties smallest…

Parent Attacks Richmond Kindergarten Teacher

RICHMOND, Va. -- It has been two days since a kindergarten teacher was attacked by a parent at Linwood Holton elementary, in Northside. Security has been top of mind for many since then. The attack occurred at 8:50 a.m. Wednesday, just before…

Glen Allen High School Students Have Security Concerns

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — School leaders will address the recent security scares at Glen Allen High School on Thursday. Glen Allen’s principal, Gwen E. Miller, says all students will attend assemblies today about the consequences…