Flagler County FL March 11 2019 Flagler County Interim Administrator Jerry Cameron has ordered the deployment of “round-the-clock” armed security at the Flagler County Public Library in Palm Coast in response to mounting pressure by the library director and a county commissioner to address safety concerns in the library, which has become common ground for a…
Santa Fe NM Sept 28 2017 Santa Fe Public Schools has begun replacing more than a third of its security guards this week after discovering they did not have the proper state certification for the job. Superintendent Veronica García said four of the seven guards removed from the district’s high schools and middle schools Monday were…
Brick NJ Aug 11 2018 As the Brick school district plans a referendum that would add new security features to the town’s schools, officials are planning a new first line of defense in case of an emergency: armed security guards patrolling the grounds and buildings. Brick Police Chief James Riccio said his department is planning to…
Private armed security guards will protect your kids next year. The Horry County School Board voted Monday to approve a $550,000 contract with U.S. Security Associates to provide 18 armed security guards who will patrol the 15 schools that Horry County police previously patrolled as well as three new schools scheduled to be open by…
ROXBURY, NJ Aug 1 2018 – Former law enforcement officers working as security personnel in Roxbury schools will be permitted to carry handguns on the job under a policy approved recently by the school board. Only security officers who meet state qualifications, including State Police review, will be allowed to carry the concealed handguns and they…
WASHINGTON – In a Virginia school district closer to Kentucky than the U.S. Capitol, teachers are now preparing to return to their classrooms, armed, in September. The move comes after a unanimous vote by the Lee County School Board, one that spurred mild panic among Democratic elected officials that a precedent could be set for…
Fauquier County VA July 19 2018 A total of 109 people have so far applied for 15 new school-security positions planned to ensure all of Fauquier County’s 20 schools are equipped with armed guards when the new school year begins in August. That’s according to Fauquier County Sheriff Bob Mosier, who gave the Fauquier County School…
BENTONVILLE –– The School Board unanimously agreed Monday to let high school security officers carry guns on campus if they complete the required training. Allowing commissioned school security officers will provide an “extra layer of protection” at the high schools and represents one more step toward improving safety in the School District, said Superintendent Debbie…
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. July 15 2018 Susquenita School District is adding armed security officers to guard the schools this year, part of an overall security strategy included in the district’s budget that the board approved in June. The move is in-line with options that many other districts in the region are considering to protect their…
VIRGINIA BEACH VA More practice for handling emergencies. Securing school entrances. Increased mental health staffing. Those are some of the 11 recommendations from a group that met over the past few months to evaluate security within Virginia Beach’s school system. The panel of police, city, Navy and school personnel was created in the aftermath of…
