West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
Student Stabbed During Fight In Coatesville High School: Officials Student Stabbed During Fight In Coatesville High School: Officials
Student Stabbed During Fight In Coatesville High School: Officials A student was stabbed inside Coatesville Area Senior High School Tuesday, May 24, officials said. UPDATE: A 16-year-old suspect was arrested on attempted murder charges after surrendering to police. A student was stabbed during a fight with another student around 7:30 a.m. and was taken to a local hospital in unknown condition, Substitute Superintendent Dr. Rick Dunlap said in a statement. As police investigate the active scene, students in the 11th and 12th grades were being dismissed on school buses as early as 9:30 a.m., the superintendent said. He added that the stu…

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by Nicole Acosta
Fairfield, CT
News
Father Of Suspect Apologizes To Family Of Slain Fairfield Prep Student As New Details Emerge Father Of Suspect Apologizes To Family Of Slain Fairfield Prep Student As New Details Emerge
Father Of Suspect Apologizes To Family Of Slain Fairfield Prep Student As New Details Emerge The father of a teenage suspect charged with the stabbing death of a Fairfield County student apologized to the family of the slain prep school student-athlete as he exited a court hearing for his son. New Haven County resident Raul Valle, age 16, of Milford, appeared in Derby Superior Court on Thursday morning, May 19, to face murder and assault charges for the stabbing of James "Jimmy" McGrath, age 17, of Shelton which took place Saturday, May 14. “I’m sorry,” Valle’s father, also named Raul Valle, said as he left the courthouse with his head beneath a jacket, the Daily Mail reported. “I’…

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by Kathy Reakes
Towson, MD
Police & Fire
Baltimore County Teacher Arrested For Supposedly Choking Students: Report Baltimore County Teacher Arrested For Supposedly Choking Students: Report
Baltimore County Teacher Arrested For Supposedly Choking Students: Report A Baltimore County teacher has been arrested for supposedly choking students at Dundalk High School, WMAR reports.  Andrew Rader, 30, was arrested and charged with second-degree assault on Wednesday, May 18, Baltimore County Police said.  Rader is accused of choking at least two students in February, according to WMAR. The outlet obtained court documents detailing the allegations, which indicate Rader had done this at least ten times before.  Rader started working at Dundalk High School in August 2021, according to a letter from Principal Paul Satterfield. Rader originally used this "choki…

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by David Cifarelli
Lancaster, PA
Police & Fire
Teen Student Charged With Making Threat At Warwick Middle School Teen Student Charged With Making Threat At Warwick Middle School
Teen Student Charged With Making Threat At Warwick Middle School A 14-year-old student was charged with making a threat at a central Pennsylvania middle school, authorities said. Officers responded to the Warwick Middle School on Maple Street in Lititz after they were told the unidentified student apparently made a threat to "commit a crime of violence towards the school population" on Thursday, May 5, Lititz police said. A juvenile allegation was filed against the teen on charges of threatening to use weapons of mass destruction and terroristic threats, according to police.  The student was released to their parents, and they will be summoned…

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by Nicole Acosta
Monsey, NY
Police & Fire
New Update: Two Stabbed, One Injured During Fight At High School In Hudson Valley, Police Say New Update: Two Stabbed, One Injured During Fight At High School In Hudson Valley, Police Say
New Update: Two Stabbed, One Injured During Fight At High School In Hudson Valley, Police Say Two students were stabbed and one suffered abrasions during a fight at a Hudson Valley high school. The fight took place in Rockland County in Spring Valley around 2:10 p.m., Friday, April 29 at Spring Valley High School. According to officials with the East Ramapo Central School District, as students were dismissed for the weekend, school security responded to reports of an argument among students in the parking lot of the school.  See Earlier Story: Stabbing Reported At Spring Valley High School, Police Say The Spring Valley Police Department School Resource Officer and school…

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by Kathy Reakes
Columbia, MD
Police & Fire
Student Arrested Behind Howard County School Lockdown (UPDATE) Student Arrested Behind Howard County School Lockdown (UPDATE)
Student Arrested Behind Howard County School Lockdown (Update) UPDATE: Police said they arrested the teenage suspect in connection with the stabbing at 9:23 p.m. on Thursday, April 28 A Howard County school was on lockdown following a stabbing incident outside of the school, Howard County Police said  Two students apparently got into a fight outside Long Reach High School in Columbia around 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 28, police said.  Police are investigating an assault that occurred between two students outside Long Reach HS this morning. One student was injured & taken to the hospital; the other fled the scene. Police are searching for the s…

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by David Cifarelli
Elizabeth, NJ
Schools
Midday Melee Puts Union Township High School On Lockdown: Reports Midday Melee Puts Union Township High School On Lockdown: Reports
Midday Melee Puts Union Township High School On Lockdown: Reports A brawl that broke out due to an ongoing dispute between students put Union Township High School on lockdown earlier this week, district officials said. Monday's fight broke out when one student was approached by others in the bathroom near the cafeteria, stopped momentarily, but picked up again near the attendance office, Superintendent Scott Taylor said in a letter to parents published by TapInto. School security called the main office, as school officials and security worked to break up the fight, Taylor said. "What we know is that this fight occurred among many of the same students who…

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by Cecilia Levine
Torrington, CT
Police & Fire
Ghost Gun Found At CT High School Following Fight Ghost Gun Found At CT High School Following Fight
Ghost Gun Found At CT High School Following Fight Three students were arrested following a fight at a Connecticut high school in which a loaded ghost gun was found. The fight took place in Litchfield County in New Milford around 9:20 a.m., Tuesday, April 26 at New Milford High School. The school was immediately put into lockdown and officers swiftly moved to locate the involved parties, said Chief Spencer Cerruto, of the New Milford Police.  A juvenile and two other students were detained at the scene, Cerruto said. The lockdown was lifted around 11 a.m. when the school was deemed safe, police said. Cerruto said that a fight in a s…

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by Kathy Reakes
Towson, MD
Police & Fire
Two Baltimore Students Stabbed At Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School Two Baltimore Students Stabbed At Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School
Two Baltimore Students Stabbed At Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School A student has been arrested after stabbing two other students at a Baltimore City high school, multiple sources said. The students were reportedly stabbed during a lunch fight at Mergenthaler High School on Thursday April 21, Baltimore School Police told Daily Voice. One victim was reportedly stabbed once and another was stabbed five times, the outlet reports, WBAL reports.  Police were able to handle the situation quickly and both victims are expected to recover. Around the same time, police found another student in a separate part of the school carrying a gun. Tha…

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by David Cifarelli
Hackensack, NJ
News
Third Bogus Threat Of Month Briefly Locks Down Hackensack High School Third Bogus Threat Of Month Briefly Locks Down Hackensack High School
Third Bogus Threat Of Month Briefly Locks Down Hackensack High School Another day, another unfounded threat at Hackensack High School rattles and annoys people. Students, staff and particularly parents and law enforcers have grown irritated by a recent string of calls, including one that forced a brief lockdown on Wednesday, March 30 when someone reportedly threatened to shoot up the school. That makes three just this month alone -- all of which city police are investigating aggressively. Wednesday's lockdown ended quickly. No streets were closed nor injuries reported. "The school was checked by police personnel and the unspecified threat was deemed unfound…

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by Jerry DeMarco
New Haven, CT
Schools
Police Called To CT High School After Student Altercation Injures Staffer Police Called To CT High School After Student Altercation Injures Staffer
Police Called To CT High School After Student Altercation Injures Staffer Police were called to a Connecticut high school to investigate an “altercation” involving students, officials said. In New Haven County, officers responded to Hamden High School early on Thursday, March 24 for assistance when the fight that broke out and left a staff member with a minor injury. Members of the Hamden Police Department responded to the school to diffuse the altercation, which is being investigated by school administrators. Students were returned to the classroom following the fight, though it was unclear what cause the issue. No other information was released as of 1 p.m. o…

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by Zak Failla
Poughkeepsie, NY
News
15-Year-Old Is Latest Charged After Threat Causes Schools In Area To Go Remote 15-Year-Old Is Latest Charged After Threat Causes Schools In Area To Go Remote
15-Year-Old Is Latest Charged After Threat Causes Schools In Area To Go Remote One day after an 11-year-old girl was arrested for making online threats against two area schools, another student has been arrested in a separate incident. The second incident took place in Dutchess County on Tuesday, March 22 when a community member reported another threat of school violence against Poughkeepsie High School and Poughkeepsie Middle School to City of Poughkeepsie police, said Irwin Goldberg, spokesman for the school district. An investigation led to the arrest of a 15-year-old girl who was charged with making a terroristic threat and was issued an appearance …

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by Kathy Reakes