ABC 7: Metal detectors, more NYPD presence expected at high-risk NYC schools
By Joe Torres CROTONA PARK, Bronx (WABC) — The use of metal detectors and other security measures are being boosted at NYC schools after a rash of guns being found in schools last week. On Monday, Mayor Bill de Blasio said unannounced scanning and additional officers will soon be implemented at some schools that are […]
PIX 11: NYC increasing unannounced scanning amid uptick in gun possession at schools
By Kristine Garcia, Kala Rama NEW YORK — Gun possession at New York City schools this year has become a growing problem, and Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Monday there will be an increase in unannounced security scannings at buildings as a deterent. “We need to make sure we’re adding extra protection to make sure there’s […]
NY 1: Increase in unannounced metal detector screenings coming to some schools, mayor says
BY JILLIAN JORGENSEN After school safety agents recovered five guns from students last week, the city will increase the use of unannounced metal detector screenings at schools around the city. “We know there’s some schools where there’s been some real issues lately, and we need to make sure we’re adding extra protection, to make sure there’s […]
NY 1: De Blasio defends NYC use of school safety agents
BY SPECTRUM NEWS STAFF NEW YORK — In his weekly “Mondays with the Mayor” interview with NY1 Political Anchor Errol Louis on “Inside City Hall,” Mayor Bill de Blasio discussed: Watch starting at 03:16 where Mayor de Blasio speaks about School Safety Agents, guns, and next steps. https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/mondays-with-the-mayor/2021/10/26/mondays-with-the-mayor-bill-de-blasio-school-safety-agents
ABC 7: 13-year-old girl arrested after violent brawl at Staten Island high school
By Naveen Dhaliwal MANOR HEIGHTS, Staten Island (WABC) — A disturbing video of a fight inside a Staten Island school is going viral. Police say it all started between a 13-year-old, and someone else outside the school, and poured into the hallways of Wagner High School. Now, the teenager is facing charges. Blood was smeared on […]
NBC 4: Wild Brawls, Uptick in Guns at NYC Schools Raise Safety Concerns
By Erica Byfield and Jessica Cunnington New videos are raising questions about the safety of schools across New York City — several disturbing videos show students in violent brawls and school safety agents unable to stop them. The NYPD is looking into five incidents in and around Cardozo High School since the first day of school. An […]
NY1: Parents call on city to do more after 5th teen caught in school with a gun
BY EDRIC ROBINSON NEW YORK — Within two days, the NYPD has confiscated five guns from teenagers in public schools, causing parents to rally outside the Mott Haven Campus on Friday, demanding action. “Every morning I get a text saying, ‘I’m here, dad, I’m here,’” Leonardo Coello said of his teenage high school children. Coelllo is […]
CBS 2: Parents Demand Action After 5 Guns Confiscated At NYC Schools In 2 Days
By Marcia Kramer NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Terrified parents are demanding action after five handguns – two loaded – were confiscated by school safety agents in the past two days. As CBS2’s Marcia Kramer reports, it’s a call to arms to get rid of the arms: Pistols and revolvers that are showing up in the backpacks and […]
ABC 7: Guns found on NYC school students prompt call for action
By Eyewitness News The NYC School Safety Coalition held a news conference Friday following yet another day of gun violence near a public school. The group said the City’s schools are facing a shortage of over 1,000 school security agents right now. Five times in the past two days students in the nation’s largest public school […]
ABC 7: 5 guns found on students in NYC schools in 24-hour period
By Eyewitness News MOTT HAVEN, The Bronx (WABC) — Five guns were found on students in New York City schools in a 24-hour period. On Thursday evening, there was another day of violence in the South Bronx, after there was a shooting on the street – just steps from PS 65 Mother Hale Academy on E. […]