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Schools in Revere invest in new classroom lock system to improve security
Schools in Revere will be Massachusetts’ first to install new a new locking system on classroom doors to keep students safe in the event of an active shooter situation. The district is spending about $200,000 on a Flip Lok system. By the end of next week, the doors of all classrooms and other gathering rooms will be fitted with new…
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Revere Public Schools installing specialty locks for classroom doors
The school district is investing in a new lock system in an effort to keep students safe in the case of a school shooting.
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BPS says someone shot a pellet gun near Murphy School
Boston Public Schools Safety Services was notified by school staff, and an investigation is ongoing. The letter noted that the person who apparently shot the pellet gun is unknown to the district.
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Someone shoots pellet gun near Dorchester school; no one hurt
Someone apparently shot a pellet gun near a school in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, launching an investigation, according to a letter from the school principal dated Monday. School staff were notified Monday afternoon that someone “discharged what appeared to be pellets from a pellet gun, which were found near the perimeter of school grounds by members of the school…
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Classes to Resume Wednesday at St. John's Prep After Swatting Scare
An active shooter was reported at St. John’s Monday, but the school later said that the report was really a “swatting” incident and that everyone was safe. Adding to the scare, a police officer’s gun accidentally went off during the search, leading to even more of an emergency response.
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No Classes at St. John's Prep After Swatting Incident
The school was placed in lockdown as police cleared the classrooms on Monday, with some students fleeing on their own.
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No Classes Tues. at St. John's Prep After ‘Swatting' Call, Officer Firing Gun
Classes have been called off Tuesday at St. John’s Prep in Danvers, Massachusetts, following a frightening ordeal at the all-boys Catholic middle and high school on Monday. An active shooter was reported at St. John’s Monday, but the school later said that the report was really a “swatting” incident and that everyone was safe. Adding to the scare, a police...
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FBI Investigating Fake School Threats Across Massachusetts
Students returned to class on Wednesday unsure if they will be disrupted again after thousands of students across more than a dozen Massachusetts schools were impacted by “swatting” calls
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FBI Investigating Fake School Threats Across Massachusetts
An investigation into the fake threatening calls is ongoing, after two days of hoax threats caused schools to close down and tie up law enforcement.
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More Hoax School Threats in Mass. as Police Continue to Investigate
Students returned to class on Wednesday after thousands of students across more than a dozen Massachusetts schools were impacted by “swatting” calls on Monday and Tuesday. But at least three local schools had to deal with a new round of hoax calls on Wednesday. An investigation into the fake threatening calls is ongoing, after two days of hoax threats caused…
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FBI Investigating Fake School Threats Across Massachusetts
Authorities say the threats are causing unnecessary stress and fear, not to mention a waste a law enforcement resources.
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Renewed Calls for Safety After Weapons Found at Boston Schools
City officials are discussing implementing security measures at schools in Boston.
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Parents Demand Charges After Weapons Found in Schools
At the Condon School in South Boston, a middle school student was found with a knife, school officials said. In a letter sent home to parents, the school said no students or staff were injured.
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Student Brings Meat Cleaver, Taser, Kitchen Knife to Boston Charter School, Police Say
Safety concerns were mounting on Friday after several weapons were found inside Boston schools Thursday, including a meat cleaver, two knives and a taser. No one was hurt, but parents were outraged and wondering how the potentially dangerous items ended up in schools to begin with. At the Condon School in South Boston, a middle school student was found with…
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This City Is 1st in New England to Adopt Badge-Based Emergency Response System
School staff in Bangor, Maine, now have a way to lock down their classrooms hanging around their necks. The city is the first in New England, and the Northeast, to implement a lanyard-based emergency alert system, school officials say, one that lets teachers, staff and substitutes send out notifications about things like fights or medical problems and, in a more…
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Boston City Councilors Call for Metal Detectors, Police at Schools
As violence within the Boston Public School System continues, four city councilors are now calling for metal detectors and police officers to be placed inside every district school. The letter was sent to Superintendent Mary Skipper and the Mayor’s Office. “You see time and time again we have young kids coming to school with loaded guns, we have stabbings,...
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City Councilors Call for Metal Detectors, Police at Boston Public Schools
After several violent incidents at Boston schools, city councilors are calling for increased security measures.