Rockville, MD
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Swatting Call Triggers Lockdown At Rockville High School: Police Swatting Call Triggers Lockdown At Rockville High School: Police
Swatting Call Triggers Lockdown At Rockville High School: Police A swatting call was to blame for a temporary high school lockdown in the area on Wednesday afternoon. Reports of a person carrying a firearm near Rockville High School proved to be unfounded on Wednesday, following a multi-agency investigation, though not before the building was locked down as a precaution. Officers from the Montgomery County and Rockville police departments, along with US Park Police, were called to the high school before 2 p.m. on Sept. 3 to investigate the call. @MCPS has placed Rockville High School on lockdown following the report of a person with a firearm near th…

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by Zak Failla
Camp Hill, PA
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Camp Hill Mom Shoves Principal At Daughter’s Elementary School: Police Camp Hill Mom Shoves Principal At Daughter’s Elementary School: Police
Camp Hill Mom Shoves Principal At Daughter’s Elementary School: Police A Camp Hill woman is accused of shoving her child’s principal during a confrontation on the first day of school at West Creek Hills Elementary, East Pennsboro Township police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 2. Tracy Allen, 34, is charged with misdemeanor simple assault and criminal trespass, along with summary counts of harassment and disorderly conduct, according to police. The charges stem from an alleged incident at 8:50 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 20, when Allen attempted to enter the school on the 400 block of Erford Road to retrieve her daughter. When the principal, identified in charging do…

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by Jillian Pikora
Leonardtown-California, MD
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Masked Minor With Nerf Gun Sparks School Scare In Leonardtown: Sheriff Masked Minor With Nerf Gun Sparks School Scare In Leonardtown: Sheriff
Masked Minor With Nerf Gun Sparks School Scare In Leonardtown: Sheriff A juvenile wearing a Nerf mask and carrying a toy gun triggered a school safety scare in Southern Maryland, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were called to Leonardtown Elementary School at about 3:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 2, after a 911 caller reported seeing a masked person possibly carrying a gun near the campus, the sheriff’s office said. When deputies arrived, they immediately secured the school property while administrators initiated safety protocols. An investigation determined the person was a minor who “did not make any threats and appeared unaware of …

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by Zak Failla
National Interest
New Update: 2 Killed, 17 Injured In Mass Shooting At School In Minneapolis New Update: 2 Killed, 17 Injured In Mass Shooting At School In Minneapolis
New Update: 2 Killed, 17 Injured In Mass Shooting At School In Minneapolis This story has been updated. A suspect is dead, two children were killed and 17 other people and have been injured after an active shooter incident at a Catholic school in Minneapolis. The incident unfolded around 8:30 a.m. local time Wednesday, Aug. 27 at Annunciation Church and School. An all-school mass had just gotten underway when the incident happened, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said, calling the incident an "unthinkable tragedy" at a midday news conference. The two children who were killed, ages 8 and 10, were seated in a pew when they were shot from outside th…

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by Joe Lombardi
National Interest
Longmeadow Middle School Librarian Shared Child Porn; Had Box Of Kids’ Items, Costumes: DOJ Longmeadow Middle School Librarian Shared Child Porn; Had Box Of Kids’ Items, Costumes: DOJ
Longmeadow Middle School Librarian Shared Child Porn; Had Box Of Kids’ Items, Costumes: DOJ Federal prosecutors say a Longmeadow Public Schools middle school librarian is facing child pornography charges after a months-long undercover investigation. Scott McGinley, 55, of Holyoke, Massachusetts, is accused of distributing child sexual abuse material in an online group called “Little boyz only.” Authorities say that during conversations with undercover officers posing as fellow users, McGinley allegedly disclosed his sexual preference for “boys age 2-12” and “especially 4-7.' The US Attorney for Massachusetts prosecutors say McGinley told the undercover officer he had “students” wh…

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by Josh Lanier
Brentwood, NY
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Mom Beats Teen With Metal Water Bottle During Girl Fight At Brentwood High School: Police Mom Beats Teen With Metal Water Bottle During Girl Fight At Brentwood High School: Police
Mom Beats Teen With Metal Water Bottle During Girl Fight At Brentwood High School: Police A Long Island mother is accused of attacking a teenage girl with a metal water bottle during a fight involving her daughter at Brentwood High School, Suffolk County police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 12 at 11 a.m. A 14-year-old female was leaving the school when she and a 15-year-old girl began exchanging words, according to police. The 15-year-old’s mother, Toni Monroe, 35, allegedly struck the 14-year-old multiple times in the head and body with a metal water bottle. A security guard intervened and broke up the altercation, police said. Monroe was arrested in the school parking lot a shor…

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by Jillian Pikora
White Plains, NY
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3 Shot In School Parking Lot After Basketball Event In White Plains, Police Say 3 Shot In School Parking Lot After Basketball Event In White Plains, Police Say
3 Shot In School Parking Lot After Basketball Event In White Plains, Police Say Three people, including a teenager, were injured after more than 20 shots were fired during an altercation at an elementary school parking lot in Westchester, police said. The shooting happened around 10:15 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 7, in the parking lot entrance of the Church Street School at 295 Church St. in White Plains, according to the city's police department. Police said the gunfire followed a dispute among a group of people who had just left an organized basketball event at the nearby Gardella Park. A total of three Bronx residents were injured: an 18-year-old man, a 21-year-old man, …

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by Ben Crnic
Frederick, MD
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Maryland Man Threatened Mass Violence At Emmitsburg School Children’s Camp: Sheriff Maryland Man Threatened Mass Violence At Emmitsburg School Children’s Camp: Sheriff
Maryland Man Threatened Mass Violence At Emmitsburg School Children’s Camp: Sheriff A man is behind bars after authorities said he threatened mass violence at a children’s camp on Tuesday and then assaulted two deputies trying to arrest him. Benjamin Dewees, 28, of Emmitsburg, made the threats around 10:11 a.m. on July 29 at Emmitsburg Elementary School, where the camp was being held, according to the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office. Children and staff were immediately brought inside the building, which was placed on lockdown for safety precautions, investigators said.  Deputies located Dewees a short time later nearby on West Main Street in Emmitsburg, the sheriff…

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by Zak Failla
National Interest
MA Tops New National Rankings For School Quality, Safety: Here's Why MA Tops New National Rankings For School Quality, Safety: Here's Why
MA Tops New National Rankings For School Quality, Safety: Here's Why Many public school systems in the Northeast are outperforming the rest of the country in quality and safety, according to a new study. WalletHub released its 2025 list of States with the Best & Worst School Systems on Monday, July 21. The study ranked every state's public schools based on academic performance, safety, funding, and teacher credentials. Massachusetts ranked No. 1 in the country, earning top scores in both fourth- and eighth-grade math and reading. The Bay State also had the highest share of students scoring a three or better on Advanced Placement (AP) exams and …

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by Chris Spiker
National Interest
Bus Crash That Killed Band Director, Teacher In Wawayanda Caused By Faulty Tire: NTSB Bus Crash That Killed Band Director, Teacher In Wawayanda Caused By Faulty Tire: NTSB
Bus Crash That Killed Band Director, Teacher In Wawayanda Caused By Faulty Tire: NTSB A charter bus crash that killed two Long Island educators on a Hudson Valley highway in 2023 was caused by a damaged tire, according to the final accident report. The report – released by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Thursday, July 24 – found that prolonged underinflation and prior impact damage caused the left-front tire to blow. That sent the bus careening through a cable barrier and tumbling down an embankment on I-84 in Wawayanda on Sept. 21, 2023. At the time of the accident, the bus was carrying 40 members of Long Island’s Farmingdale High School marching band – …

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by Michael Mashburn
Albany, NY
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Bell-To-Bell Ban: NY Schools Have Days Left To Finalize Smartphone Restrictions Bell-To-Bell Ban: NY Schools Have Days Left To Finalize Smartphone Restrictions
Bell-To-Bell Ban: NY Schools Have Days Left To Finalize Smartphone Restrictions “More learning, less scrolling:” That’s the message behind New York’s new Distraction-Free Schools Law, which will restrict smartphone use from the first bell to the last across K-12 public schools starting this fall. Gov. Kathy Hochul hosted a roundtable on Monday, July 14, with Capital Region school leaders and the state teachers union to discuss how the statewide ban will be implemented when the 2025-2026 school year begins. The new law — signed earlier this year — requires all public school districts to publish their distraction-free device policies by Friday, August 1. Nearly 150 distr…

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by Michael Mashburn
Easton, PA
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Easton HS Cop Jailed After Flashing Girl On FaceTime, Sending Her CashApp Money Easton HS Cop Jailed After Flashing Girl On FaceTime, Sending Her CashApp Money
Easton HS Cop Jailed After Flashing Girl On FaceTime, Sending Her CashApp Money A school police officer once honored for his service to students was sentenced to jail after exposing himself to a 16-year-old girl during a FaceTime call and sending her money and explicit images, the Northampton County District Attorney announced. Guilty Plea And Sentencing John “J.T.” Smoke, 45, of Bangor, pleaded guilty to Corruption of Minors, a first-degree misdemeanor, on May 22, 2025, before Judge Jennifer Sletvold in Northampton County Court. On July 16, 2025, she sentenced him to 9 to 24 months minus two days in county prison, followed by 36 months of probation, according to court …

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by Jillian Pikora