Gun Violence

Murphy Announces New School Safety Initiative–But Mum on Teacher Testing

Today at East Brook Middle School in Paramus, Gov. Phil Murphy announced that New Jersey will use $6.5 million from…

2 years ago

Middlesex School District Requires All Students To Use Clear Backpacks To Keep Out ‘Prohibited Items’

South River Public Schools District in Middlesex County just announced it will require all K-12 students to use clear backpacks,…

2 years ago

Bridgewater Township Submits School Security Agreement to Board of Education

Bridgewater plans to protect every child in every school every day of the school year by placing a Bridgewater Township…

2 years ago

Murphy Signs Law Requiring NJ Public Schools to Immediately Develop Threat Assessment Teams

Yesterday Governor Phil Murphy signed Assembly Bill 4075/3229 into law, requiring the board of education in each school district and…

2 years ago

Here Are Five Evidence-Based Measures to Reduce School Shootings

Louis Klarevas is a professor at Teachers College, Columbia University, and the author of “Rampage Nation: Securing America from Mass…

2 years ago

Union County School Locks Down After Mother Threatens to ‘Shoot the Place Up’

A parent of a Jefferson Elementary School student at Township of Union County Schools was arrested late yesterday after she…

2 years ago

New GOP Bill Would Allow Police in Schools During Elections

(This is a press release.)  Assemblyman Gerry Scharfenberger and Assemblywoman Victoria Flynn (Monmouth-R’s) have drafted legislation that would amend current…

2 years ago

School Safety Roundup, Post Uvalde: Are Armed Security Guards the Answer?

In the aftermath of the murders of 19 schoolchildren and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas, New Jersey legislators are proposing…

2 years ago

Bucco Proposes Bill To Identify and Report Potential School Violence

(This is a press release.) In light of recent events, Senator Anthony M. Bucco said it’s important for legislators, school…

2 years ago

Ocean County District Closes After Social Media Alerts of Gun Violence

In the wake of the murder of four students by a 15-year-old at Oxford High School in Michigan, Manchester Public…

3 years ago