Sentences with phrase «more armed school»

Still, in Albany, the gun debate has mirrored the national discussion on the issue as Republicans have sought measures that would provide more armed school resources officers as well as metal detectors to bolster school safety.

Not exact matches

«But there's currently a bit of an arms race between the two tests, with both making changes to be more reflective of the critical thinking necessary in business school.»

Arming other school personnel might be a «more rational idea,» Mr. Runcie said, but he added that his preference would be adding more law enforcement to school campuses.

About two years ago, an armed student threatened the school, holding students hostage for more than an hour.

If America wants to confront its gun violence problem, then, the research suggests it should look to reducing the number of guns in circulation — not putting more armed people into schools.

The Florida Department of Children and Families released further details after a judge granted an order to unseal a confidential report into Parkland school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz's past that details him cutting his arms on... Read More

Recent school safety proposals introduced after Parkland — like potentially arming some teachers and staff — also ignore that students of color, especially black students, are more likely to face discipline and punishment in schools than their white peers, and that many of these disparities could be exacerbated by recent proposals to arm teachers or increase school security.

New School: Since driving around your gas guzzler spewing pollutants into the air is frowned upon today, the new school way of soothing a crying baby through movement is to place the baby in your arms, stand with your feet slightly more than hip - width apart, and swivel back and forth at theSchool: Since driving around your gas guzzler spewing pollutants into the air is frowned upon today, the new school way of soothing a crying baby through movement is to place the baby in your arms, stand with your feet slightly more than hip - width apart, and swivel back and forth at theschool way of soothing a crying baby through movement is to place the baby in your arms, stand with your feet slightly more than hip - width apart, and swivel back and forth at the hips.

But when the time comes, I will be armed with healthy and yummy school lunch -LSB-...] more

This one might seem really dull, but I used to spend a fair amount on books and I've basically stopped since the girls came along, I've got a list as long as my arms of things I want to read and since BB is starting school in September, I'll have more time to read.

But to the extent some districts (because of labor costs, size of the free / reduced population, lack of facilities, etc.) can't match those exemplary meals, I'd love to get parents more up in arms over school meal funding as well.

A study from the Economic Research Service arm of the USDA found that just making more fruit and vegetables available in school cafeterias led to black and Hispanic students, students from Spanish - speaking households, younger students and females all eating more of these healthy foods.

Whether someone's son or daughter sprains an ankle, cuts their arm, twists their knee, or, more seriously, injures their head, a school district's ability to provide that particular student - athlete with the proper care is an enormous value.

Armed security officers are becoming more prevalent at America's schools, according to a federal study released amid a heated debate over whether teachers and other school officials should carry guns.

The Valentine's Day shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School by a gunman armed with an AR - 15 style assault rifle has reignited national debate over gun laws and school safety, including proposals by President Donald Trump and others to designate more people — including trained teachers — to carry arms on school grSchool by a gunman armed with an AR - 15 style assault rifle has reignited national debate over gun laws and school safety, including proposals by President Donald Trump and others to designate more people — including trained teachers — to carry arms on school grschool safety, including proposals by President Donald Trump and others to designate more people — including trained teachers — to carry arms on school grschool grounds.

The measures would also make it easier for retired law enforcement officials to become armed guards at schools, known as school resource officers, and to be paid more money.

Senior secondary school students in Nigeria have a few more days more to enter the UBA Foundation national essay competition, which closes November 13, 2015, the corporate social responsibility arm of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has announced.

«Nigerian authorities have made a commitment to make schools safer and more resilient to attack, and UNICEF stands with them to implement the Safe Schools Declaration, by which Nigeria commits to protecting schools and universities from violence and military use during armed conflict.schools safer and more resilient to attack, and UNICEF stands with them to implement the Safe Schools Declaration, by which Nigeria commits to protecting schools and universities from violence and military use during armed conflict.Schools Declaration, by which Nigeria commits to protecting schools and universities from violence and military use during armed conflict.schools and universities from violence and military use during armed conflict.»

What isn't clear yet is who would foot the bill for placing an armed officer at each of the more than 6,700 public and private school buildings.

Throughout budget negotiations budget writers said members projects were cut and priorities were reshuffled to fund the $ 400 million «Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Act,» which included $ 67 million for a controversial program to arm school personnel and more funding for mental health services in schools across the School Act,» which included $ 67 million for a controversial program to arm school personnel and more funding for mental health services in schools across the school personnel and more funding for mental health services in schools across the state.

The state Sheriffs» Association also called for more state aid for armed officers at schools.

SANTA FE, Tex. — A nation plagued by a wrenching loop of mass school shootings watched the latest horror play out in this small Southeast Texas town Friday morning, as a young man armed with a shotgun and a.38 revolver smuggled under his coat opened fire on his high school campus, killing 10 people, many of them his fellow students, and wounding 10 more, the authorities said.

Republican state lawmakers have called for more funding to add armed office in schools, an idea Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said in a statement he opposes.

On the one hand, there is the camp of Michael Gove armed with the old argument that it is the low quality of teaching in primary and secondary schools in deprived communities that prevents many students from competing with their more fortunate peers.

That's more than the nonprofit arm of the public schools raised in four of the last six years, but well below banner years such as 2013, when it raised nearly $ 48 million.

Just when you think it can't get any more stupid, out comes arming the students in Pennsylvania schools with rocks.

The head of New York state's largest teachers union says arming teachers won't make schools safer, but he says schools should have more protection.

Stoneman Douglas High School, which has more than 3,000 students, had one armed resource officer who never entered the building while a gunman was killing people inside, officials said.

On Friday, National Rifle Association president Wayne LaPierre called for more guns in the wake of last week's shooting, proposing to put an armed guard in all schools to protect students and staff.

The calls for more armed officers in schools is one side of the many argued nationally about gun control in America following the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida on February 14 which claimed the lives of 17 people.

She benefited from nearly $ 540,000 in spending from the IDC's campaign arm — much of it coming from real estate interests and charter school supporters that have also backed Senate Republicans, who are more often cross-endorsed by the Independence Party.

The budget also has $ 67 million for arming school staff, $ 8 million in pay raises for juvenile detention and probation officers and a 36 percent pay increase for Florida Supreme Court justices who will now make more than $ 220,000 annually.

«There are probably many things we could do to make our schools safer, including having more trained law enforcement personnel in our schools as resource officers, but the Lieutenant Governor does not believe that we should require other school personnel to be armed,» Ibbie Hedrick, deputy chief of staff for Bolling, said via e-mail.

The Harvard Medical School researcher has sent more than 50 such calls to arms in the last decade or so, asking conference planners to redress the balance.

But a new mouse study out of the Washington University School of Medicine (WUSM) shows that a natural sugar called trehalose can actually arm the immune system with more of the machinery it needs to combat atherosclerosis, a dangerous condition in which plaque build up hardens and narrows the arteries.

Spike your metabolism for more calorie burn and sculpted arms, legs, and abs — all with this twist on an old - school jumping jack.

He earned his nickname Popeye when competing in arm wrestling as a professional, a sport he took on during his high school days for more than obvious reasons.

In 2007, researchers at St. Louis University School of Medicine found that people who spend a lot of time behind the wheel tend to develop more skin cancers on the left side of their heads, necks, and arms — the side nearest the drivers window.

Armed with new identities, they become Doug and Brad, brothers who are expected to more or less replicate the same spot in the popularity food chain Schmidt and Jenko did when they were actually in high school.

Another school of thought has been the film could be the PG - 13 arm of the Deadpool franchise, possibly including Brianna Hildebrand «s Negasonic Teenage Warhead alongside more classic characters.

March 2, 2018 • The measures aimed at preventing more school shootings is facing significant opposition — not just from the NRA — but also from Democrats, who oppose a proposal to arm teachers.

Under her arm she carries a heavy, black, three - ring binder, more than four inches thick, documenting her professional experience and development as the director of special education in the Waterville public schools, located north of here off Interstate 95.

Whilst some false activations are caused by accidents; whether it be from a bouncing ball in the sports hall or a flailing arm in a bustling corridor, a much more unfortunate and common cause for false firm alarms in schools is malicious activation.

I came home from Chicago armed with exciting, innovative ideas to use with the children at school; a global network of amazing like - minded people who love to share; and, more importantly, a renewed passion for the job that I have been doing for many years.»

Among other recommendations in its Jan. 13 report, the investigative arm of Congress says the department should require states receiving money through the federal charter school program to provide more details on how the money is being used.

The Supreme Court made an even more powerful departure from the «school - district - as - arm - of - the - state» model in Milliken v. Bradley.

This, combined with the latest results of the survey showing that the Internet is one of the most popular sources of information for teenagers, means that it has never been more important for schools and teachers to be armed with the correct information so that children and young adults are able to decipher between fact and fake news.»

While I think all of these approaches have merit, I believe we need to explore holistic approaches, ones that arm aspiring teachers with new philosophies and mindsets and tools that help them forge their inner qualities and allow them to more gracefully and successfully handle the inevitable stress and pressure that succumbs those who work in today's schools.

Although the concept of arming teachers has received more attention than other proposals, a plurality of the bills reviewed by Education Week would encourage or require school emergency planning: more drills, more types of drills, and more detailed and dynamic plans.

An Education Week analysis of more than 450 bills related to school safety filed in the days, weeks, and months after the deadliest K - 12 school shooting in U.S. history found that legislators have proposed solutions that include arming teachers, adding guards or police officers, and shoring up the security of school buildings.