[ad_1] CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) – West Virginia lawmakers are taking a united stand for school safety this week as both chambers, with no opposition, voted to spend $1 million to enhance security. Lawmakers were told it involves securing buildings. Officials say that includes potentially more mantraps and new technology to make sure the wrong person...Read More

[ad_1] A Rockville preschool teacher was arrested April 25 as part of a child predator sting conducted by the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) in Virginia. Michael Peter Sherman, 26, who worked at the Bender Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington (Bender JCC) in Rockville, was taken into custody following an internet chat operation carried...Read More

[ad_1] The men face a total of 25 felony charges. By Maggie Roth February 12, 2025 at 11:36 am Share The Fairfax County Police Department’s Child Exploitation Unit has arrested seven men who sought out sexual encounters with minors. One of the men was a teacher at Fairfax County Public Schools.   FCPD led a...Read More

[ad_1] Too Little, Too Late? These new announcements come just months after TikTok announced plans to block beauty filters for teenage users. The company has launched a crackdown too on underage users, announcing that children under 13 years old will be booted off the platform. In Europe, it has teamed up with telecoms giant, Telefónica,...Read More

[ad_1] A recent survey found the large majority of K-12 staff believe school safety has a direct impact on student achievement. CENTEGIX’s 2024 National Educator Survey Report surveyed 530 K-12 educators, school administrators, and district administrators on various school safety topics. It found 84% of respondents affirm school safety directly impacts student achievement and 83%...Read More

[ad_1] Metro Creative Graphics SOLEDAD — Soledad Police Department has arrested 33-year-old Rutilio Caliahua Quiahua, a King City resident, on multiple charges related to sexual offenses involving minors under the age of 16. The arrest, announced April 29, follows an extensive investigation in which Soledad Police detectives identified at least five juvenile victims whom the...Read More

[ad_1] Improving school safety and fostering safe communities should be a unifying priority Improving school safety and fostering safe communities where our children can thrive should be a unifying priority for all Americans. There is no single solution that will prevent every tragedy, but a series of policy recommendations can be adopted to improve school...Read More

[ad_1] Federal Judge Beth Labson Freeman of the US District Court for the Northern District of California, for a second time blocked the California Age Appropriate Design Code Act (CAADCA), stating that the plaintiff, NetChoice LLC, has adequately shown a likelihood of success on its First Amendment claim. Specifically, Freeman noted that NetChoice adequately established...Read More

[ad_1] Gun violence on school grounds has seen a notable uptick in the last four years, according to a review of data collected by the K-12 School Shooting Database. More than 50 shootings with at least one victim have occurred during school time each year since 2021, according to the database, a research project that...Read More

[ad_1] (Texas Scorecard) – After being arrested for recording minors in dressing rooms, Taylor Roy was released on bond—only to face a second round of charges related to making invasive recordings of minors. Roy, 31, a former security guard at The Woodlands Mall and a tennis coach for children ages 8 to 17, has now...Read More