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 peace of mind. See Full Story Here: http://www.campussafetymagazine.com/article/umpqua_community_boosts_school_security_following_shooting/news
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 schools will no longer be used, The Mail Tribune reports. Sheriff Corey Falls, who took […]
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 school was about to begin. The woman accused in the attack is the mother […]