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The training will focus on how to respond to a shooter as well as how to stop severe bleeding in the event a shooting does occur.
David Johnson, the treasurer of the school’s Parent Teacher Organization, says he believes removing hostile students helps administrators maintain “a safe environment.” And Pam Pilgrim, the mother of a junior at the school, says she is “comforted” by the presence of school-based police officers and “the actions they are taking.”
But when school-based police officers describe their day-to-day work, it involves a lot of watching and waiting. Police officers try on goggles that simulate drunkenness during a training exercise. They will later let kids in their schools wear these goggles to learn that alcohol can be dangerous.
A Royal Palm Beach High teacher was charged in January with bringing a loaded gun to school. Other police agencies were concerned about him years earlier.
The New York City Police Department School Safety Division is the law enforcement agency for New York City Department of Education schools. The agency is a division of the New York City Police Department Community Affairs Bureau and is one of the largest school-based law enforcement agencies in New York City and the United States, with approximately 5,000 School Safety Agents (SSA's) and 200 ...
A common occupational risk for police officers is poor ergonomics. [2] In fact, it is estimated that 67% of police officers experience chronic low back pain due to ergonomic issues such as prolonged sitting in patrol cars and wearing heavy duty belts. [3] Heavy and cumbersome duty belts can be of special concern to female officers. [3]
The United States Department of Justice defines school resource officers (SRO) as "sworn law enforcement officers responsible for the safety and crime prevention in schools". [ 1 ] [ 2 ] They are employed by a local police or sheriff 's department and work closely with administrators in an effort to create a safer environment for both students ...
A security video from Akron Public Schools released Monday shows an Akron police officer striking a 16-year-old Firestone Community Learning Center student in the head at least three times during ...