FAIRMONT – A nationwide survey that went out in the fall of 2023 was the shot heard 'round the campus, as it were. Parents weren’t shy about voicing their fears in the outreach on school safety fronted then by EdChoice, the nonprofit education advocacy group. A total of 80% of the ...
Congress must help address homelessness With the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision (Grants Pass v. Johnson) allowing cities to prohibit homelessness without addressing its root causes, the urgency for Congress to come together and implement cooperative solutions is more pressing than ...
by Patricia Murphy It was every parent’s nightmare — news Wednesday morning of a lockdown at Apalachee High School turned into reports of gunfire, then injuries, then deaths. As of Wednesday afternoon, four people at the Winder high school were reported dead, including students. ...
A recent Supreme Court decision striking down the Trump administration’s ban on bump stocks was a setback for public safety, but only a temporary one — provided Congress still has the courage to do the right thing. Bump stocks are attachments that allow a semiautomatic rifle to ...
It seems like a strange time to be talking about campus carry, what with spring classes already finished and the law not taking effect until July. But between summer courses and year-round administrative duties, WVU never really shuts down, which means campus carry will be a concern long ...
by Megan Walsh and David Lamb “273.D.” The dispatch code for domestic violence sends chills down the spines of law enforcement officers, who know these calls to be among the most dangerous. Early on the morning of Feb. 18, police and first responders in Burnsville, Minn., saw just ...