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Heroes: 3 STEM students disarm school shooter in Colorado

From EDM Digest: HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (AP) — The three students who disarmed a gunman in a Colorado school shooting leapt up from their desks without a word and with no thought for their own safety when they spotted the gun, recounted one of the young men. They slammed the teenager, a classmate of theirs, [...]

By |2019-05-13T06:15:14-04:00May 13th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Heroes: 3 STEM students disarm school shooter in Colorado

STEM school security officer who stopped shooting suspect may have fired weapon

There's a lot that is unknown at this point. First of all, the media is using an unnamed source, which, in the burden-of-proof spectrum of reporting, is not nearly as solid as using a named source speaking on-the-record. Second, the officer is not, at least at this point, facing criminal charges and third, if he [...]

By |2019-05-10T06:14:52-04:00May 10th, 2019|News|Comments Off on STEM school security officer who stopped shooting suspect may have fired weapon

Synagogue, church massacres inspired man and woman to plot similar bloodshed

From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: TOLEDO, Ohio December 11 2018— The Tree of Life Congregation massacre in Pittsburgh inspired Damon Joseph to plot an attack against a Toledo-area synagogues, federal agents said. In a strange confluence for northwest Ohio, federal prosecutors on Monday announced the arrests of Elizabeth Lecron, 23, of Toledo, and Damon Joseph, 21, of Holland, [...]

By |2018-12-12T06:49:39-05:00December 12th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Synagogue, church massacres inspired man and woman to plot similar bloodshed

U.S. Secret Service releases guide for preventing targeted school violence

From the Department of Homeland Security website: On July 12, 2018, the United States Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center released another tool in support of the effort to end the prevalence of targeted violence affecting the nation, the world, and most importantly – our schools. ENHANCING SCHOOL SAFETY USING A THREAT ASSESSMENT MODEL – [...]

By |2018-07-17T23:38:10-04:00July 17th, 2018|News|Comments Off on U.S. Secret Service releases guide for preventing targeted school violence

School board in Boulder Valley, Colo. mulls security cameras

Photo from www.securitycameraking.com AMY BOUNDS ON APR 18, 2018 SOURCE: MCCLATCHY, SecurityInfoWatch.com April 18--The Boulder Valley school board is moving closer to installing interior security cameras at its high schools, with members generally agreeing to a new policy at a Tuesday work session. Parents and high school principals have lobbied the board to [...]

By |2018-04-20T08:59:41-04:00April 20th, 2018|News|Comments Off on School board in Boulder Valley, Colo. mulls security cameras

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