On Thursday, the Denver Public School District in Colorado passed a motion to temporarily lift its restriction on the presence of armed guards and police officers in classrooms. The motion was approved unanimously. The prohibition had been in force since 2021 when a spate of demonstrations against police brutality occurred in response to the killing … Read more
LANSING — Before last month’s campus mass shooting, Michigan State University Police’s optional active violence training courses were frequently requested and rarely attended. According to university documents obtained by Bridge Michigan via a Freedom of Information Act request, an average of 842 persons per year attended “Run, Hide, Fight” training sessions at a school with … Read more
Texas, Oklahoma — Tecumseh parents are on high alert after police claim two males attempted to entice a girl to them using candy in a black van or SUV. According to Tecumseh police, two guys in a black van or SUV approached a 14-year-old girl as she was walking to a friend’s house on Wednesday … Read more
S.D. BROOKINGS – Klint Willert, the superintendent of the Brookings School District, announced his resignation to the Brookings School Board on Wednesday night. He will leave his position on June 2 of this year. At Brookings, Willert had been in charge of his post for eight years. After holding an executive session, the school board … Read more
Asian American high school students in Boston are more likely than other students to feel disregarded and ostracized, according to a recent study on their experiences. Researchers evaluated survey findings from six Boston Public School (BPS) high schools with at least 10% Asian American students. They discovered that while most Asian American students did well … Read more
DETROIT — In a ground-breaking case of parental criminal culpability for a child’s actions, the state appeals court declared Thursday that the parents of a teenager who killed four pupils at a Michigan high school could be tried for involuntary manslaughter. According to the appeals court, the murders would not have occurred if Ethan Crumbley’s … Read more
The island of color in the midst of the yard contrasts sharply with the heavy hearts burdening Sumter all week. On Thursday afternoon, many bright floral arrangements, plush animals, including an orange Tow Mater from “Cars,” and other mementos of remembrance heaped up in front of the house on Whitetail Circle. The display was a … Read more
DALLAS — A 17-year-old was shot and killed in Old East Dallas on Wednesday, according to Dallas police. According to the Dallas Police Department (DPD), officers were called to the 600 block of North Prairie Avenue at 9:10 p.m. on Wednesday about a person found unconscious on the street. According to the police, a driver passing … Read more
A man whose son was killed in the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting was arrested Thursday after disrupting a joint subcommittee hearing by Republicans in defense of Second Amendment rights. Manuel Oliver, 55, was detained in the Rayburn House Office Building on Thursday, according to a Capitol Police spokesman, after he “disrupted and … Read more
AUSTIN — Following the mass shooting on May 24 that left 19 children and two teachers de@d, parents in Uvalde can now see what the new elementary school that will replace Robb Elementary will look like. The new campus is expected to accommodate 800 students. That is about twice as big as Robb Elementary. The … Read more