Archive for the 'School Safety' Category

Girl Handcuffed and Arrested For Writing on Desk

Posted by Vicki No Commented February 5 2010

Under: School Policies, School Safety

Twelve-year-old Alexa Gonzalez , a NYC junior high student, was arrested and taken in handcuffs to a police station for writing on her desk with an erasable marker.
Gonzalez wrote “Lex was here 2/1/10″  and “I love my friends Abby and Faith.”
The girl was released after being held for several hours at the police station.
Gonzalez must [...]

Drunk School Bus Driver

Posted by Vicki No Commented January 13 2010

Under: School Safety

Martha Thompson, 55 a school bus driver in New York plead guilty to 37 counts of reckless endangerment and has been sentenced to 90 days in jail for being drunk behind the wheel during a chaotic ride in May of 2009 captured on the bus’ surveillance video. The driver had a blood alcohol content of [...]

Boy Pulls Down Girl’s Sweatpants

Posted by Vicki No Commented January 13 2010

Under: School Safety, School Violence

A New Jersey woman, Cindy Schwalb, is in court for a disorderly conduct charge for cursing a middle school principal. A boy pulled down Schwalb’s 13-year-old daughter’s sweatpants in front of other students at Hasbrouck Heights Middle School.
Schwalb attended a school board seminar about bullying and got upset when her daughter’s case wasn’t given the [...]

Male Intruder in Girls’ Elementary School Restroom

Posted by Vicki No Commented December 11 2009

Under: General, School Safety, School Violence

Last week a 9-year-old fourth grade girl entered a stall in the Walnut Creek Elementary girls’ restroom. According to Genoa Township Detective Molly Welch, “When she went to pull down her pants, she looked down and there was an adult male who had his head under the stall and was looking at the 9-year-old.”
The girl [...]