De Kalb County, Georgia
A 19-year old man allegedly followed an entering employee into Robert McNair Elementary School and ended up taking the front office staff hostage.
School children were evacuated out of the building, and as the police came, shots rang out.
Yet, luckily, no one was injured.
Children were bused to a nearby WalMart to be reunited with their families.
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Showing posts with label Georgia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Georgia. Show all posts
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Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Principal Ejected from Richmond County School Board Committee Meeting after Outburst
Augusta, GA
An elementary school principal was escorted out of the Richmond County Board of Education committee meeting Tuesday by two school safety officers after yelling that board members ignored his concerns about mold and asbestos in his building.
Hartley Gibbons, the principal at Terrace Manor Elementary School, interrupted a discussion about the priority list of construction projects being funded by the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax.
When his school showed up as number 46 of 63 schools on the list, Gibbons jumped from his seat and lunged at the microphone.
Board President Alex Howard banged his gavel and board member Jimmy Atkins told Gibbons he was out of order, but the principal continued.
“I want to let it be known that Terrace Manor is a 49-year-old building!” Gibbons yelled as School Safety and Security Chief Patrick Clayton guided him out of the building. “We got mold, asbestos, and we’re number 40-something on the list. We got zero dollars!”
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An elementary school principal was escorted out of the Richmond County Board of Education committee meeting Tuesday by two school safety officers after yelling that board members ignored his concerns about mold and asbestos in his building.
Hartley Gibbons, the principal at Terrace Manor Elementary School, interrupted a discussion about the priority list of construction projects being funded by the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax.
When his school showed up as number 46 of 63 schools on the list, Gibbons jumped from his seat and lunged at the microphone.
Board President Alex Howard banged his gavel and board member Jimmy Atkins told Gibbons he was out of order, but the principal continued.
“I want to let it be known that Terrace Manor is a 49-year-old building!” Gibbons yelled as School Safety and Security Chief Patrick Clayton guided him out of the building. “We got mold, asbestos, and we’re number 40-something on the list. We got zero dollars!”
Safe Havens, International
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
School Buses Breaking the Rules
Atlanta, GA
Every day, Georgia school buses transport more than a million students; with two of the largest fleets in the country operating right here in the Atlanta area. So we wondered, "How safe are your children when they step on a school bus?"
We conducted Open Records searches to get a handle on driver safety. We discovered that school bus drivers, like the rest of us, are not immune to getting tickets.
We requested red light camera tickets and moving violations for bus drivers in five school districts in the Atlanta area, including Gwinnett, Cobb, DeKalb and Fulton Counties as well as Atlanta Public Schools.
We found examples of buses running red lights and obtained the video to go along with some of those violations. We also discovered other serious infractions, including a hit and run involving a Dekalb School bus, Atlanta school buses involved in accidents and buses in Cobb and DeKalb Counties cited for speeding, some in school zones.
Safe Havens, International
Every day, Georgia school buses transport more than a million students; with two of the largest fleets in the country operating right here in the Atlanta area. So we wondered, "How safe are your children when they step on a school bus?"
We conducted Open Records searches to get a handle on driver safety. We discovered that school bus drivers, like the rest of us, are not immune to getting tickets.
We requested red light camera tickets and moving violations for bus drivers in five school districts in the Atlanta area, including Gwinnett, Cobb, DeKalb and Fulton Counties as well as Atlanta Public Schools.
We found examples of buses running red lights and obtained the video to go along with some of those violations. We also discovered other serious infractions, including a hit and run involving a Dekalb School bus, Atlanta school buses involved in accidents and buses in Cobb and DeKalb Counties cited for speeding, some in school zones.
Safe Havens, International
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Girl Attacked at School with Box Cutter Speaks Out
Macon, GA
A Hutchings Career Center student is speaking out about violence in schools after being attacked with a box cutter.
Anesha Henderson, 16, was attacked by a classmate while on her way to class in September.
"Her and her friend said something, so I said 'okay whatever'. So the girl came behind me and hit me in the back of the head," Henderson said, "So when I turned around I hit her back. We started fighting and I didn't even feel when she cut me."
Both girls were suspended and Henderson's attacker was arrested. According to Bibb County schools, Henderson's attacker snuck the box cutter in by wrapping it up inside of money. Henderson said despite metal detectors and campus security, weapons still make it on campus.
"When people fight," Henderson said, "people bring guns and knives to school."
Since the incident, the school district has hired a new campus police chief. Russell Bentley took over in October. He's conducted several random searches on campuses to crack down on illegal activity in schools.
Safe Havens, International
A Hutchings Career Center student is speaking out about violence in schools after being attacked with a box cutter.
Anesha Henderson, 16, was attacked by a classmate while on her way to class in September.
"Her and her friend said something, so I said 'okay whatever'. So the girl came behind me and hit me in the back of the head," Henderson said, "So when I turned around I hit her back. We started fighting and I didn't even feel when she cut me."
Both girls were suspended and Henderson's attacker was arrested. According to Bibb County schools, Henderson's attacker snuck the box cutter in by wrapping it up inside of money. Henderson said despite metal detectors and campus security, weapons still make it on campus.
"When people fight," Henderson said, "people bring guns and knives to school."
Since the incident, the school district has hired a new campus police chief. Russell Bentley took over in October. He's conducted several random searches on campuses to crack down on illegal activity in schools.
Safe Havens, International
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Weaver Middle School Student Charged with Bringing Handgun to School
Bibb County, GA
Bibb County campus police found a small-caliber handgun in a 14-year-old male student’s shoe at Weaver Middle School on Wednesday afternoon, the latest in a string of incidents this week involving weapons or violence at Bibb schools.
Campus police officers received a tip from a student at another school that a Weaver seventh-grade student had a gun at the school, Deputy Campus Police Chief Stephanie Prater said Wednesday. Those officers conducted a search along with officers from Westside High School.
When they went to the student’s class, officers noticed one of his shoes wasn’t completely on and found the gun hidden in his shoe about 12:30 p.m. The gun was not loaded, Prater said, and the case is still under investigation.
Bibb County campus police found a small-caliber handgun in a 14-year-old male student’s shoe at Weaver Middle School on Wednesday afternoon, the latest in a string of incidents this week involving weapons or violence at Bibb schools.
Campus police officers received a tip from a student at another school that a Weaver seventh-grade student had a gun at the school, Deputy Campus Police Chief Stephanie Prater said Wednesday. Those officers conducted a search along with officers from Westside High School.
When they went to the student’s class, officers noticed one of his shoes wasn’t completely on and found the gun hidden in his shoe about 12:30 p.m. The gun was not loaded, Prater said, and the case is still under investigation.
Monday, August 27, 2012
Student Who Shot Himself at Banks County High School Dies
Atlanta, GA
A Banks County High School student who shot himself in a school restroom Friday has died.
The 16-year-old student, whose name has not been released, died over the weekend, AM750 and 95.5FM News/Talk WSB reported.
No other injuries were reported in the incident, which happened around 8 a.m. Friday.
No students or staff members witnessed the incident, the GBI said, and the gun was recovered.
From the time of the shooting, the school remained on lockdown until just before 2 p.m. Friday. Investigators searched and found no evidence of danger to the students or staff.
A Banks County High School student who shot himself in a school restroom Friday has died.
The 16-year-old student, whose name has not been released, died over the weekend, AM750 and 95.5FM News/Talk WSB reported.
No other injuries were reported in the incident, which happened around 8 a.m. Friday.
No students or staff members witnessed the incident, the GBI said, and the gun was recovered.
From the time of the shooting, the school remained on lockdown until just before 2 p.m. Friday. Investigators searched and found no evidence of danger to the students or staff.
Thursday, June 21, 2012
A Bullied Bus Monitor
I was driving to the School Transportation Association of Indiana state conference in French Lick, IN when I heard of the story of an elderly bus monitor being bullied by students on the radio. As soon as I had a few moments, I watched the video, which can be found HERE. I watched for two minutes, and then had to stop, because my blood pressure spiked.
This video angers me because of the example of sheer callousness on the part of the students who were bullying the elderly bus monitor. It angers me at the pain exhibited by this woman, being subjected to the verbal abuse being heaped upon her, and the obvious powerlessness she felt. It angers me because the monitor didn't feel empowered to either handle it on her own, or to notify the driver for assistance.
It would be easy to say this is endemic to society based on the few instances of this happening. It would also be easy to wonder why there is concern for this, rather than anger when this happens to children. I will address the second.
The elderly bus monitor represents authority. Peers do not. It is bad when peers bully each other, but it is a sign of a larger problem when people in positions of authority are bullied. If these students feel they can treat authority figures with such blatant disrespect, what will prevent them from bullying their peers?
I would be interested in seeing how the district handles this. Will they send the right message?
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This video angers me because of the example of sheer callousness on the part of the students who were bullying the elderly bus monitor. It angers me at the pain exhibited by this woman, being subjected to the verbal abuse being heaped upon her, and the obvious powerlessness she felt. It angers me because the monitor didn't feel empowered to either handle it on her own, or to notify the driver for assistance.
It would be easy to say this is endemic to society based on the few instances of this happening. It would also be easy to wonder why there is concern for this, rather than anger when this happens to children. I will address the second.
The elderly bus monitor represents authority. Peers do not. It is bad when peers bully each other, but it is a sign of a larger problem when people in positions of authority are bullied. If these students feel they can treat authority figures with such blatant disrespect, what will prevent them from bullying their peers?
I would be interested in seeing how the district handles this. Will they send the right message?
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Thursday, May 24, 2012
Woman Accused of Instigating Fight at Richmond Academy is Arrested
Augusta, GA
Laura Leah Davis, 31, is charged with criminal trespass, simple battery, simple assault, reckless conduct and disrupting a public school, according to Patrick Clayton, the chief of the county school system’s Department of School Safety and Security.
Clayton said Davis “involved herself in an affray in front of the school,” a fight that was captured on a cellphone video and posted online. At one point, Davis pulled one student off another so the second student could attack, Clayton said.
Laura Leah Davis, 31, is charged with criminal trespass, simple battery, simple assault, reckless conduct and disrupting a public school, according to Patrick Clayton, the chief of the county school system’s Department of School Safety and Security.
Clayton said Davis “involved herself in an affray in front of the school,” a fight that was captured on a cellphone video and posted online. At one point, Davis pulled one student off another so the second student could attack, Clayton said.
Sunday, May 20, 2012
School Bus Crash: 50 Injured in Georgia Crash Involving Six School Buses
Newton County, GA
Six school buses taking some 200 middle school students to Six Flags crashed today in Newton County, Ga., leaving more than 50 people injured, state officials said.
There were a total of around 200 students from Burke County Middle School in Waynesboro, Ga., on the six buses, according to a spokesman from the local office of the Georgia Department of Transportation.
One of the bus drivers, Angela Anthony, 44, from Midville, Ga., was airlifted from the scene of the crash on westbound I-20 to Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta with serious injuries, according to Georgia Department of Public Safety spokesman Gordy Wright.
A total of 50 other people were taken to Newton Medical Center for complaints of injury, he said.
Six school buses taking some 200 middle school students to Six Flags crashed today in Newton County, Ga., leaving more than 50 people injured, state officials said.
There were a total of around 200 students from Burke County Middle School in Waynesboro, Ga., on the six buses, according to a spokesman from the local office of the Georgia Department of Transportation.
One of the bus drivers, Angela Anthony, 44, from Midville, Ga., was airlifted from the scene of the crash on westbound I-20 to Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta with serious injuries, according to Georgia Department of Public Safety spokesman Gordy Wright.
A total of 50 other people were taken to Newton Medical Center for complaints of injury, he said.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Bibb County Deputies Investigating Alleged Teacher Misconduct
Bibb County, GA
A Weaver Middle School teacher is on paid administrative leave after an allegation of inappropriate physical contact with a student Monday.
A Weaver Middle School teacher is on paid administrative leave after an allegation of inappropriate physical contact with a student Monday.
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Mom Helps Daughter Beat Someone Up
Augusta, GA
Officers are searching for a Richmond County mother accused of helping her daughter beat up a high school girl. The fight happened Tuesday at Richmond Academy.
Thanks to video evidence, officers believe they have proof a woman named Laura Leeh Davis was right in the middle of it all.
Officers are searching for a Richmond County mother accused of helping her daughter beat up a high school girl. The fight happened Tuesday at Richmond Academy.
Thanks to video evidence, officers believe they have proof a woman named Laura Leeh Davis was right in the middle of it all.
Monday, April 16, 2012
Convicted Sex Offender Caught Again
Atlanta, GA
Timothy Lyle Chappell, 50, of Conley, was sentenced today by United States District Judge William S. Duffey, Jr. to serve 20 years in federal prison on charges of committing felony offenses involving a minor, specifically, enticing a minor to engage in prostitution and transporting and harboring a minor for prostitution, while being an individual required by law to register as a sex offender.
Timothy Lyle Chappell, 50, of Conley, was sentenced today by United States District Judge William S. Duffey, Jr. to serve 20 years in federal prison on charges of committing felony offenses involving a minor, specifically, enticing a minor to engage in prostitution and transporting and harboring a minor for prostitution, while being an individual required by law to register as a sex offender.
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