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Miami Police Deploy Alerting Software at Select Schools

Sep 14, 2012 -The Miami Police Department has joined with Miami-Dade Schools Police Department to deploy a new emergency awareness product at select schools that can instantly and quietly alert police when problems arise.

Hard Lessons

Aug 02, 2012 -Virginia Tech has learned hard lessons from the 2007 mass shooting on its campus, and it now works to apply that painful knowledge to prevent a recurrence and to help others avoid a similar tragedy.

Report: Sex Offenders Hide Identities to Circumvent Parole Rules

Jul 27, 2012 -About 16 percent of sex offenders attempt to hide or change their identities in an effort to circumvent parole rules aimed at preventing them from striking again, according to a recent study.

Lawmaker Says Maryland Schools Should be Able to Afford Epinephrine

Jul 23, 2012 -The Maryland lawmaker who introduced a bill that would require school personnel to be trained to respond to anaphylaxis says schools should be able to afford the cost of Epi-Pens, despite concerns by school districts over the costs of the medicine.

Legislation Falls Short, Maryland Department of Education to Mandate Schools Buy Their Own Epinephrine

Jul 18, 2012 -The Maryland State legislature has mandated that public schools train personnel to respond to anaphylactic shock by administering epinephrine. However there's one problem: the law didn't mandate schools stockpile the medication.

Maryland Requires Schools to Stock Epinephrine for Emergency Use

May 25, 2012 -Maryland Gov. Martin O' Malley signs a bill into law that requires schools to establish a policy to authorize employees to administer auto–injectable epinephrine in allergy emergencies. Only Nebraska and Virginia have similar laws.

Report: Evidence Doesn’t Support UC Davis Claims of Outside Actors in Protests

Apr 16, 2012 -An investigation into the police pepper-spraying incident at UC Davis last November finds no evidence to support the university's claims that police were protecting students from nonstudents, according to a task force report.

Most Multiple-Victim Campus Shootings Perpetrated by Current or Former Grad Students

Apr 04, 2012 -Lack of life balance paired with stress from high academic expectations are common threads among campus shootings with multiple victims says James Alan Fox, criminology professor at Northeastern University.

Judge Overturns Fine Against Virginia Tech for Mass Notification Delay in 2007 Shooting

Apr 02, 2012 -Virginia Tech didn’t violate federal law when it took two hours to notify students of the first shootings in a 2007 incident that left 32 people dead before the shooter, Seung Hui Cho, took his own life, ruled the U.S. Department of Education’s chief administrative judge on Friday.

Police Release Name of Officer Killed at Virginia Tech

Dec 08, 2011 -Deriek W. Crouse, a 39-year-old husband,father of five children and four-year veteran was killed Thursday afternoon by a gunman who’s name has yet to be released.
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