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Discovery Middle School shooting leads to better safety measures in the ... - The Huntsville Times - al.com (blog)

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Discovery Middle School shooting leads to better safety measures in the ...
The Huntsville Times - al.com (blog)
By Yvonne T. Betowt, The Huntsville Times Former Discovery Middle School Principal Sharon Willis is now the Madison City Schools at-risk coordinator. (The Huntsville Times/File photo) MADISON, Alabama - The tragic shooting death of Discovery Middle ...
Suit Filed Over Madison School ShootingWAAY
Lawsuit filed by mother of victim in 2010 Discovery Middle School shootingal.com (blog)
Brown's Family Files Lawsuit In Discovery Middle School ShootingWHNT
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Lakeshore High case ends with 'true' plea - News Banner

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Lakeshore High case ends with 'true' plea
News Banner
By Suzanne Le Breton Daniel Hopkins, the third and final teen arrested in the Lakeshore High School shooting plot to go before a judge, pleaded true, the juvenile equivalent of guilty, to one count of conspiracy to commit terrorizing Friday morning.

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Texting, social media prove problematic for teachers across the country - Winston-Salem Journal

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Texting, social media prove problematic for teachers across the country
Winston-Salem Journal
A recorded confrontation between Mike Muse, a coach at East Forsyth High School, Officer James Deeney, a school-resource officer, other teachers and student Dillon Tschrnko, 15, on Jan. 19, 2012 in the school cafeteria. This has been edited to remove ...
East Forsyth Student's Recording Brings ThreatsMy Fox 8

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Police release school shooting suspect - Royal Oak Daily Tribune

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 19:11

Police release school shooting suspect
Royal Oak Daily Tribune
By Michael P. McConnell FERNDALE — Police have released the suspected gunman in the Dec. 8 shooting of a student outside the door of the Taft Education Center, an alternative high school. Ferndale police Lt. William Wilson said the suspect, 17, ...

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Phila. School District cuts 91 school police - Philadelphia Inquirer

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 03:10

Philadelphia Inquirer

Phila. School District cuts 91 school police
Philadelphia Inquirer
By Kristen A. Graham Chief Inspector Myron Patterson, the district's head of school safety, on loan from the city police force, said he had shuffled his deployment plan. The Philadelphia School District eliminated 91 school police jobs Friday in a ...
91 Philadelphia School District Police Officers To Lose Their JobsCBS Local
Phila. School District lays off 90 police officers6abc.com

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Lawrence Police department gives Life Saving Award to school resource officer - 6News Lawrence

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 00:29

Lawrence Police department gives Life Saving Award to school resource officer
6News Lawrence
By Cory Smith on February 3, 2012 On the afternoon of January 25, 2011 a student at South Middle School approached School Resource Officer Myrone Grady to alert him about another student who was choking on a piece of food. Grady quickly sprang into ...

LA teacher's arrest brings questions and fury - Fox News

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 17:24

USA TODAY

LA teacher's arrest brings questions and fury
Fox News
What actions the Los Angeles Unified School District and leaders at Miramonte Elementary School took is still uncertain, but school safety experts say it's doubtful someone didn't suspect something along the way. Far too often, there is a culture of ...
2nd teacher from Los Angeles elementary arrested on sex claimAustin American-Statesman

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Dallemand Strategic-Plan Talk Turns to School Safety - 13WMAZ

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 17:00

13WMAZ

Dallemand Strategic-Plan Talk Turns to School Safety
13WMAZ
Romain Dallemand turned to school safety and a reported rape at Northeast High School. As Dallemand ran through a list of 170 "action steps," board member Gary Bechtel asked, "When a child feels safe in a school environment...Is that addressed in the ...

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St. George, school resource officer dismissed from prop gun suit - Salt Lake Tribune

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 14:49

St. George, school resource officer dismissed from prop gun suit
Salt Lake Tribune
By Melinda Rogers A federal court judge on Thursday dismissed two defendants from a lawsuit filed by the parents of a student killed while handling a "prop" pistol approved for use in a school production of "Oklahoma!" US District Court Judge Dee ...
Officer dismissed from suit over student's deathSt. George Daily Spectrum

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Sheriff's documents reveal hundreds of reported offenses in local schools - Hays Free Press

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 11:59

Hays Free Press

Sheriff's documents reveal hundreds of reported offenses in local schools
Hays Free Press
“Students get to know the officer,” says Hays County Sheriff's Sgt. Mike Wood, who oversees the School Resource Officer program. “They have an office and mingle with the kids during classes, lunch periods and athletic events.” (Photo by Sean Kimmons) ...

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Bond Set At $25000 For Former Salem High Student Who Threatened School Shooting - WJBD Online

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 11:56

Bond Set At $25000 For Former Salem High Student Who Threatened School Shooting
WJBD Online
Bond has been set at $25000 for a 17-year-old rural Texico man who appeared in Marion County Court for the first time Thursday in connection with alleged threats to 'do a school shooting'. Caleb Myers of Eblin Road was charged with felony disorderly ...

School resource officer shoots unruly student shot with stun gun - WTOV Steubenville

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 11:48

WTOV Steubenville

School resource officer shoots unruly student shot with stun gun
WTOV Steubenville
By NEWS9 and Philip Stahl A school resource officer used a stun gun on a John Marshall High School student who administrators said became unruly at school. Marshall County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Kevin Cecil said the boy first got into a verbal ...
JMHS Student Tased, ChargedWheeling Intelligencer

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Second suspect released in Ferndale school shooting - Detroit Free Press

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 09:45

Second suspect released in Ferndale school shooting
Detroit Free Press
By Tammy Stables Battaglia A second person held in connection with the December shooting at a Ferndale adult education center has been released, according to police. The Ferndale Police Department sent out an announcement today that the 17-year-old ...

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Student's recording brings threats - Winston-Salem Journal

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 00:05

Student's recording brings threats
Winston-Salem Journal
A recorded confrontation between Mike Muse, a coach at East Forsyth High School, Officer James Deeney, a school-resource officer, other teachers and student Dillon Tschrnko, 15, on Jan. 19, 2012 in the school cafeteria. This has been edited to remove ...
East Forsyth Student's Recording Brings ThreatsMy Fox 8

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St. George, school resource officer dismissed from prop gun suit - Salt Lake Tribune

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 22:41

St. George, school resource officer dismissed from prop gun suit
Salt Lake Tribune
By Melinda Rogers A federal court judge on Thursday dismissed two defendants from a lawsuit filed by the parents of a student killed while handling a “prop” pistol approved for use in a school production of “Oklahoma!” US District Court Judge Dee ...

School resource officer investigated - Covington News

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 17:26

School resource officer investigated
Covington News
24 IN BRIEF: A Rockdale County Sheriff's Office School Resource Officer working at Heritage High School has been placed on administrative leave during an internal investigation into accusations of an "inappropriate relationship" with a student.
deputy on leave in Heritage High probeAtlanta Journal Constitution
Heritage resource officer faces allegation of inappropiate relationship with ...Rockdale Citizen

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Crime on campus - Hays Free Press

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 16:34

Hays Free Press

Crime on campus
Hays Free Press
“Students get to know the officer,” says Hays County Sheriff's Sgt. Mike Wood, who oversees the School Resource Officer program. “They have an office and mingle with the kids during classes, lunch periods and athletic events.” (Photo by Sean Kimmons) ...

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deputy on leave in Heritage High probe - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 16:27

deputy on leave in Heritage High probe
Atlanta Journal Constitution
By Christopher Seward A school resource officer at Heritage High School in Conyers has been placed on administrative leave and the GBI has been called in to investigate a possible inappropriate relationship between the officer and a student, ...
Rockdale officer, student may have relationshipCovington News
Heritage resource officer faces allegation of inappropiate relationship with ...Rockdale Citizen

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Violence charged dropped for high school shooting plot - FOX 8 News WVUE-TV

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 15:42

NOLA.com

Violence charged dropped for high school shooting plot
FOX 8 News WVUE-TV
Mandeville - St. Tammany District Attorney Walter Reed has dismissed the charge of a violent crime against a 16 year-old who was involved in an alleged shooting plot at Lakeshore High School. The teen is scheduled to appear in court Friday before Judge ...
Final Lakeshore teen pleads trueNews Banner
Charges dismissed against third teen in plot to shoot up Lakeshore HighWWL

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Ferndale Police have 17-year-old suspect in Taft school shooting - MLive.com

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 15:03

MLive.com

Ferndale Police have 17-year-old suspect in Taft school shooting
MLive.com
By Aaron Foley | afoley@mlive.com Ferndale Police say they have arrested two suspects in a December shooting at Taft Education Center. One suspect was released, police say. The other suspect, a 17-year-old Detroit male, is still being held in police ...

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