COMBO’s School Resource Officer Media Article Comments
The goal of posting Media Articles is to provide a national perspective on the need for engaging schools and families. Click on an article link below to be educated, inspired or moved to make a difference in your school community.
Volunteer Appreciation Activities in Schools
94-Year-Old Bartlesville School Volunteer Still Going Strong
How is a museum different from a school
School volunteer loves getting her hands dirty
Circle of Asking & Volunteering
Why You Should Volunteer at Your Local School
Volunteer becomes 'DieHard battery' for childhood literacy
Sylvan Hills Middle students given lunch for ‘caught being good’
Worthy plan: Sharing costs to keep school officers on job
What is a School Resource Officer
District 117 drug dog has first day on duty
Springfield Police: Child Porn, Pictures of Students on Former Bolivar Student’s Computer
Ninth Grader Busted For Seroquel Dealing
Rainsville Man Arrested In Text Message Sting
Registered sex offender arrested after school visits
Hammond Fire Intentionally Set
COMBO’s School Resource Officer Media Article Comments for December
The goal of posting Media Articles is to provide a national perspective on the need for engaging schools and families. Click on an article link below to be educated, inspired or moved to make a difference in your school community.
Carolina Forest students feel ‘different’ two months after shooting
School 'Zero Tolerance' Weapons Policy discussion
New policy lets resource officers intervene sooner
On the beat – Resource officer makes a difference at Saco school
Authorities: MCHS site of marijuana dealing; two nabbed
Mt. Hebron High vandals face punishment
13-Year-Old Girl Plots Runaway With Man
Bridgewater-Raritan student may have saved classmates
Sophomore with knives at school transported to hospital for mental health evaluation
'Code of silence' followed Maumee High stabbing
Acid bomb at school, 3 students arrested
School cell phone policy comes under scrutiny
When teens make threats, everyone should take notice
Teens using technology to harass, manipulate and emotionally abuse
Yes, it did happen in South Dakota. Youth Hunter expelled for year.
COMBO’s School Resource Officer Media Article Comments for October
The goal of posting Media Articles is to provide a national perspective on the need for engaging schools and families. Click on an article link below to be educated, inspired or moved to make a difference in your school community.
Authority figure, teacher and role model
Student charged with being drunk and disruptive at school
Trespassers were quickly intercepted, school says
Castro Valley High School Girls Attempted Kidnap, One Arrest Made
Teachers Charged After School Brawl
Gaston student accused of selling drugs at school
Cops: Student brought weapon to school, Mass.
City Honors boosts security after attacks on students, Buffalo
Police looking for man who harass student Fridayed SLO High
Gun, Bullets Found In Student's Book Bag, S.C.
Gator shows up for school, Florida
Garbage-can fire prompts high school evacuation
Needle in alleged student stabbing was used
Teen charged with felony assault after incident
Bus driver reports pipe bomb threat
Four Teens Identified as School Bus Thieves, TN
Parents on edge day after loaded gun found at school
Parents Angry After Child Disappears From School
13-Year-Old Arrested for Threatening to Kill Police Officer, Omaha
BVL man arrested for selling prescription drugs to students
Back to School, Back to Sexting, VA
Father, teen charged with recruiting for gang at school, Fairfax
“My full-time assignment during the school year is in the schools,”
Edmond police teaching residents to save lives of loved one from suicide
School Resource Officer's training saves life of choking man
Police arrest two 18-year-olds for threats made on MySpace page
Acorn-throwing led to shooting near Austin High
The inconvenient truth about Tasers and danger in our schools
Attorney from N.Y. defends right to 'meep'
10 students arrested following brawl at Villa Rica High School
Report shows students who interact with their SRO are more likely to say they feel safe in school
Ark City man charged in online solicitation
COMBO’s School Resource Officer Media Article Comments for September
The goal of posting Media Articles is to provide a national perspective on the need for engaging schools and families. Click on an article link below to be educated, inspired or moved to make a difference in your school community.
Stanton Academy Neighbors Concerned About Area Safety
VISTA: High school freshman arrested for bomb hoax
On patrol, an SRO brings experience
RPD’s Safe Corridors Initiative
Charlottesville High Student Arrested for Having Gun in School in VA
Resource officer: 'Hitting it hard' pays off
Canandaigua schools to keep cops
RCMP back to school: Three school resource officers return to interact with students
8 arrested in melee outside Harding High School
PHS students decorate school police officer's vehicle
Kittery mom hopes town will restore school resource officer
Belleville West High School touts new campus security measures
Cops question tactics on armed intruders
Motherway: Officers will visit schools each day in MN
No more truant officers in Decatur schools in AL
Teen charged for sending threatening text message; police determine no real threat
School neighbors contend with mess in MT
Law enforcement helps ensure safety in, out of school in WA
Possible Mobile Meth Lab Prompts Sand Springs Schools Lock Down in OK








Is your school ready? Emergency Management Grant
READINESS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR SCHOOLS (REMS) GRANT
Web site http://www.ed.gov/programs/dvpemergencyresponse/applicant.html .
The application deadline date is February 26, 2010.
Purpose: The REMS grant program provides funds to LEAs to establish an emergency management process that focuses on reviewing and strengthening emergency management plans, within the framework of the four phases of emergency management (Prevention-Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery).
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
• $150,000 for a small-size LEA (1-20 education facilities)
• $300,000 for a medium-size LEA (21-75 education facilities)
• $600,000 for a large-size LEA (76 or more education facilities)
Estimated Number of Awards: 96