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When child is lost to violence, teachers must deal with students' grief and their own CPS to assign counselors to all elementary schools Read more... Palatine High School tightens security following threat Palatine High School will have an increased police presence through Friday after a threatening message was found Wednesday in a bathroom stall, Principal Gary Steiger said in a message posted on the school's Web site. Read more... Film helps bullies learn their lesson Students in Champaign help make movie using real experiences with bullying Read more... Teens rally against school violence 20 DEATHS | High school students protest violence, call on state legislators to enact stricter gun-control laws Read more... Uniforms for Crane students? A rookie aldermen said Wednesday he would push for student uniforms at Crane Technical Prep to stop generations of gang violence that allegedly prompted a reputed gang member from ABLA Homes to gun down a fellow student living in rival turf. Read more... Students slowly return to Crane GANG VIOLENCE | Escorts, police presence continue after shooting near school Read more... U-46 schools to begin random searches, support program Weapons prevention and positive behavior reinforcement work hand-in-hand, the Elgin Area School District U-46 community heard Thursday night. Read more... Chicago police to boost presence at troubled schools New police patrols are headed for several troubled Chicago public schools, and about 50 other officers now in desk jobs will follow in an attempt to stem the rash of violence claiming a growing list of young victims, police Supt. Jody Weis announced Tuesday. Read more... Metal detectors the answer in U-46? Elgin High School senior Zoe Marszalek knows her school uses hand-held metal detectors to find weapons, even cell phones, on students. Read more... School officials struggle with discipline as students' fascination with video-recorded fighting grows Huddled around a cell phone in a West Chicago school, the five boys immediately caught a teacher's eye because the use of such devices is banned there Read more... School officials to get crisis training School leaders will get special training in handling a crisis situation next month. The Madison County Regional Office of Education is sponsoring a conference on "Safe School Crisis Management" for local educators. Read more... Officers help make Edwardsville schools more secure Over the past year, school safety officer Allen Glasper Jr. has found a home at Leclaire Elementary School, sitting in a small desk at the school's entrance, greeting visitors and keeping students safe. Read more... Bus vandalism cancels Barrington classes Because of "severe bus vandalism" overnight, classes at all Barrington Community Unit School District 220 schools have been canceled today. Read more... Jefferson pupils say school fights are the norm Two students are arrested today after more skirmishes break out. Read more... Collinsville High evacuated after bomb threat phoned in from Vegas High school students spent an hour on the football field instead of first-period class Tuesday, after a bomb threat was phoned in from Las Vegas. Read more... Lincoln High School closed for day following possibly threatening messages Lincoln High School closed for day following possibly threatening messages Read more... Rockford school officials defend no-search decision School officials said today that a decision not to search backpacks and outerwear after an Auburn High School stabbing was made by Interim Superintendent Linda Hernandez. Read more... Parents learn first step in preventing bullying is respect Lori Collings, mother of two students at Riddle Elementary School in Mattoon, was surprised to learn the definition of bullying includes the intentional, mean-spirited exclusion of others. Read more... When is a school lockdown needed? Recent gun incident splits principal, cops Read more... Riddle Elementary School part of pilot anti-bullying program; Parent workshop scheduled Monday night Experts believe children who bully others will become adults with increased tendencies toward committing crimes and abusing their spouses. Read more... School graffiti causes concerns at Bourbonnais school Bathroom graffiti threatening students at Liberty Intermediate School in Bourbonnais last week still has a few students spooked. Bourbonnais Elementary School District 53 officials determined the graffiti to be... Read more... House panel to weigh Jena 6 case WASHINGTON --Civil rights activist Al Sharpton says Congress should expand hate crime laws to deal more forcefully with noose-hanging incidents like the one in the Jena Six case in order to squelch what he called a sharp rise in racism. Read more... Julian students protest teacher cuts 'NOT FAIR' | Violence last school year blamed for drop in enrollment Students already wearied by the violence that touched Julian High last school year protested yet another upheaval Friday -- the dismissal of 10 teachers because of a sharp drop in the number of students. Read more... Hazing reports trouble educators SPRINGFIELD - It sounds shocking. High school athletes touching underclassmen's faces with genitals or bare buttocks. Kids forced to touch others' private parts. Truth or dare. But high school hazing with sexual overtones isn't unusual, some say. Read more... Will County officials update book on gang prevention Will County law enforcement and school officials have produced a revised, 40-page booklet on gang awareness and prevention to help parents and educators protect their children from street gang influence, State's Attorney James Glasgow has announced. Read more... District 186 discipline code strict about hazing Hazing is considered a Level 4 offense in the Springfield discipline code. That is the most serious offense a student can commit, punishable by "at least temporary removal of the student from the school" and one that may "involve the intervention of law enforcement authorities." Read more... Charges dropped against juvenile The juvenile charged with weapons possession, in connection with the six guns taken to Pontiac Township High School on Aug. 28, was acquitted of... Read more... Dist. 41 plans review of security, building use Glen Ellyn Elementary District 41 is taking a close look at both the security and the use of its buildings. The district is spending up to $63,000 on a pair of consultants, one who will tackle a full security assessment and another who will look at... Read more... Student pleads guilty to intimidation in school-shooting plot A Bensenville student charged with plotting a Columbine-style attack on Fenton High School in May pleaded guilty to intimidation Thursday and was to be... Read more... Fear gripped area, schools locked-down FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS --Watching from across the street as police dragged the body of 34-year-old Julian Walker out of the woods Wednesday, James Haller, 20, was relieved. During the manhunt, he had worried about the safety of his 12-year-old sister, a student in the locked-down... Read more... School leaders balance security, accessibility Three shootings in six days struck schools in Colorado, Wisconsin and rural Pennsylvania last year. Far more routine and discreet, the pressures of cyber-bullying and online taunting also sometimes incite schoolyard violence. Confronted with such dangers, school administrators from across the country are gathering this week in Rosemont to.. Read more... Officials pushing anti-bully message Commercials warn kids against the practice, tell them to report behavior in the schools The pair star in commercials aimed to take anti-bullying messages into homes throughout Peoria County, urging students in grade school through high school to stop bullying behaviors, or to... Read more... Parents of slain student join bid to curb violence SCHOOLS | Video featuring Blair Holt part of $26 mil. effort Ron and Annette Nance-Holt's son Blair -- gunned down on a CTA bus last May on his way home from school -- didn't need a place to find something positive to do.... Read more... Schools aim to be havens after classes In response to a spate of violent student deaths last year, Chicago schools and city officials are expected to launch an anti-violence campaign Thursday that keeps students on school grounds longer. The $26 million campaign, funded in part by... Read more... Animals teach kids a tough lesson Pupils in Dolton learn that some hurts can last a long time Third-grader Devin Wright could remember one time when he was teased and it hurt for a while, he said. So Devin could relate when he learned that a hawk shown to classes at Roosevelt Elementary School in Dolton on Wednesday had been "teased" too: the bird had been... Read more... CeaseFire plans action to regain funds: Governor cut money for anti-violence group DECATUR - The CeaseFire Decatur Coalition plans to send supporters to today's public hearing to build the case for a House override of the budget veto that cost the anti-violence project its state funding... Read more... 15-year-old who fired shots at school is charged as an adult ALORTON --A teenager who allegedly fired four shots at students of the alternative school in Alorton has been charged as an adult. Lance R. White, 15, of... Read more... Two Alton High seniors charged in bomb threat Two Alton High School seniors were charged Tuesday with making bomb threats at the school, and they were being held in the Madison County Jail on... Read more... Parents on edge over school's response to bomb threat A bomb threat Tuesday at West Middle School turned out to be unfounded, but the school's response left some parents upset they weren't notified. The school's 1,000 students spent about two hours outside while... Read more... Prosecutor: 2 Pontiac students involved in an earlier deal PONTIAC - Two Pontiac High School students accused in a guns-for-drugs deal apparently had a previous sale earlier this year, although no one was charged, prosecutors said Monday... Read more... Second bomb threat fails to deter classes For second school day in row, AHS students evacuated For the second school day in a row, an ominous message left on a bathroom stall led to an evacuation of Alton High School... Read more... Opinion: Kids are safest when they're at school A cartoon in the Sept. 2 Perspective section on the death of 34 Chicago Public Schools students last year could not have been more misleading. The cartoon implies that the terrible loss of life in the past year occurred in our schools, when in fact... Read more... Editorial: A child murder epidemic City must expand safe zones for kids Following a school year in which 24 Chicago Public School kids were killed -- most of them simply caught in gun crossfire -- Chicagoans approached the opening of the new school year leery of yet more loss. Perhaps, there'd be more public outrage if the victims hadn't been all minorities... Read more... 15-year-old arrested in threat at Dwight school DWIGHT - Dwight Township High School was evacuated after someone reported a threat to the school on Wednesday, a little over a week after Pontiac's high school was locked down when a student brought guns to the school... Read more... Pontiac teens motion to dismiss rejected by Judge PONTIAC - One of three teens charged after guns were found last week at Pontiac Township High School will continue to face a weapons possessions charge filed because prosecutors say he knew about the guns and may have handled one... Read more... CeaseFire supporters brainstorm alternatives following loss of state funds DECATUR - CeaseFire Decatur may have lost its state funding, but agencies represented on the CeaseFire Coalition are not ready to give up. Approaching the Decatur City Council, organizing a fundraiser and bombarding state Senate President Emil Jones, D-Chicago, with telephone calls and letters were among strategies discussed by... Read more... 13 counts filed, third teen charged in PTHS guns case PONTIAC - A Pontiac Township High School student planned to buy six handguns from another teenager at the school and then sell them in a Chicago suburb for money and drugs, the Pontiac police chief said... Read more... Six guns found at Pontiac H.S.; 3 arrested after lockdown Students dismissed from H.S., not other schools PONTIAC -- Three Pontiac students are expected in court Wednesday as police and school and community leaders continue to figure out why the kids allegedly brought six guns to the high school Tuesday morning... Read more... Gov hit for dumping gang-mediation funds CHICAGO | CeaseFire program aims to reduce shootings Funding for an inner-city program that tries to defuse gang conflicts and reduce shootings was eliminated by Gov. Blagojevich as part of his budget cuts, drawing fierce criticism and warnings that violence will spike... Read more... Kirk bill's focus is on student safety Rep. Mark Kirk admits teachers and school administrators already have the right to search a student's bag or locker if they suspect weapons or drugs are inside. But the Highland Park Republican says he worries teachers may not be using that right... Read more... Vernon Hills, Hawthorn district split on school cop Police presence in Hawthorn District 73 schools could end this year as the village and school district are at an impasse on how much the service is worth... Read more... Teen gets life for principal's death BARABOO, Wis. - A 16-year-old was sentenced Friday to life in prison with the possibility of parole for the shooting death of his high school principal... Read more... Opinion: City must make school safety a bigger priority Since the death of 13-year-old Schanna Gayden on a Logan Square school playground June 25, parents, school staff and the Logan Square Neighborhood Association have been seeking solutions to the recurring violence in the area. We feel it is time to call publicly for a change in the way the Chicago Police deal with schools... Read more... School shooter wanted teasing to stop BARABOO, Wis. --A 16-year-old boy charged with murdering his school principal testified Wednesday that he brought a shotgun and revolver to school not to kill the man, but to make him stop kids from teasing him. Eric Hainstock is charged with first-degree murder and could face... Read more... Another level of security Antioch elementary schools will scan visitors' ID cards for criminal record When classes resume this fall, it is going to take more than a nice smile to get into Antioch elementary schools. Antioch Elementary District 34 is the latest school system to in... Read more... Experts: Interior locks in classrooms could save lives Would deter Va.Tech-like rampages BLACKSBURG, Va. --After a student gunman killed four of his classmates and his German teacher and then left, Derek O'Dell had to wedge one of his sneakers under the classroom door to keep the attacker from returning to kill even more. There was no lock on the door to protect Derek and his wounded... Read more... Editorial: School cameras necessary sign of times In an ideal world, school boards would not feel compelled to spend on surveillance cameras tens of thousands of dollars they would rather spend on reaching education objectives. But in a world replete with bomb threats, school shootings and a... Read more... District 128 schools install cameras despite privacy issues Surveillance cameras will be installed outside bathrooms at Vernon Hills High School this summer as a result of bomb threats there and at its sister school, authorities said. Read more... Teachers, officers discuss school violence EDWARDSVILLE - Deadly violence that has rocked America's school system was tackled Thursday in discussion among law enforcement officers and area teachers... Read more... Violence down, scores up at Earle ENGLEWOOD | New principal has led a dramatic turnaround at troubled school On his first day last August, the new principal at Earle School in Englewood gathered his staff to help draw up a list of "brutal facts" about their struggling school... Read more... Schools not safe enough: teens Adults didn't make the honor roll when teenagers across the country graded their ability to keep schools safe. Read more... |
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