Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Teacher Assaulted By Atlantic City Teens, Parents Also Get Into Fight: Police Teacher Assaulted By Atlantic City Teens, Parents Also Get Into Fight: Police
Teacher Assaulted By Atlantic City Teens, Parents Also Get Into Fight: Police A fight at Atlantic City High School led to the arrest of three teenagers and later three adults in a separate fight, authorities said. On Wednesday, April 26, at 12:37 p.m., police were dispatched to the high school for a report of a fight among students and involving a teacher. Responding units arrived to find the fight had been broken up and the involved parties were separated. An investigation conducted by Detective Fariyd Holmes concluded that the fight originated when three female students, ages 14, 15, and 16, began assaulting a 15-year-old student. A substitute teacher, 24, attempt…

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by Jon Craig
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Bensalem Student Charged For Sending 'Threatening Photo' To Classmates: Police Bensalem Student Charged For Sending 'Threatening Photo' To Classmates: Police
Bensalem Student Charged For Sending 'Threatening Photo' To Classmates: Police A Bensalem High School student will face criminal charges for allegedly sending classmates a picture of a firearm, which prompted a police presence at the school early on Tuesday, April 25.  Authorities were called to the school, 4319 Hulmeville Road, after administrators learned that a "photograph of a gun" was being shared "via cell phone," township police previously said.  Upon investigation, police learned that no gun was displayed or found on campus and determined there was "no active threat," the department said. Students were not dismissed, police noted, though au…

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by Mac Bullock
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
9-Year-Old Student Brought Knife To Lehigh School 'To Hurt Someone': Troopers 9-Year-Old Student Brought Knife To Lehigh School 'To Hurt Someone': Troopers
9-Year-Old Student Brought Knife To Lehigh School 'To Hurt Someone': Troopers Authorities are investigating after a Lehigh County elementary student brought a knife to school, state troopers say.  It happened at Schnecksville Elementary School in North Whitehall Township on Thursday, April 20, according to the police report.  At some time during the morning, a 9-year-old boy was found to have a knife, authorities said. After the knife was taken away, the student said he brought it "because he wanted to use it to hurt someone," troopers wrote.  The child was suspended indefinitely and was off-campus by the time state police were called to the school ar…

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by Mac Bullock
Fredericksburg, VA
Police & Fire
'I'm Going To Punch You': Student Assaults Virginia HS Staff, Authorities Say 'I'm Going To Punch You': Student Assaults Virginia HS Staff, Authorities Say
'I'm Going To Punch You': Student Assaults Virginia HS Staff, Authorities Say Criminal complaints have been filed against a northern Virginia high school student who threatened to punch staff members, authorities said. "I'm going to punch you if you don't get out of my way," the Colonia Forge student apparently told Deputy GM Lum around 8:40 a.m. Thursday morning, April 20, a spokesman for the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. The student had assaulted one of the staff members before making the threat, the spokesman said. Criminal complaints for assault and battery, as well as, threats against school staff will be filed.

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by Cecilia Levine
Westminster, MD
News
Mother Of VA Boy Who Shot First-Grade Teacher Indicted, Charged With Child Neglect Mother Of VA Boy Who Shot First-Grade Teacher Indicted, Charged With Child Neglect
Mother Of VA Boy Who Shot First-Grade Teacher Indicted, Charged With Child Neglect The mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher in Virginia and left her with serious injuries has been indicted on a pair of charges, Commonwealth’s Attorney Howard Gwynn announced. On Monday, April 10, officials said that a grand jury has returned two indictments related to the January shooting of 25-year-old educator Abby Zwerner, who was shot by a possibly disturbed student at Richneck Elementary School. Specifically, Deja Taylor, 25, has been charged with with felony child neglect and misdemeanor recklessly leaving a loaded firearm so as to endanger a child. The charges came foll…

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by Zak Failla
Newark, NJ
News
Newark Student Slashed At School: Police Newark Student Slashed At School: Police
Newark Student Slashed At School: Police A 12-year-old boy was slashed in the cheek at a Newark elementary school on Tuesday, April 4, according to police.  The boy was slashed following an altercation with another child at Roberto Clemente Elementary School at 257 Summer Ave, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. The injured boy was transported to University Hospital and is in stable condition, Fragé said. The incident remains under investigation, Fragé said. 

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by Sam Barron
Yonkers, NY
Politics
‘Children Are Dying’: Westchester Rep Gets Into Shouting Match With Colleague Over Gun Control ‘Children Are Dying’: Westchester Rep Gets Into Shouting Match With Colleague Over Gun Control
‘Children Are Dying’: Westchester Rep Gets Into Shouting Match With Colleague Over Gun Control The heated debate over gun control in the US spilled into the halls of Congress during a shouting match involving New York Rep. Jamaal Bowman that has since gone viral online. Video of the incident shows Bowman, a Democrat whose 16th District covers southern Westchester County and parts of the Bronx, arguing with Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie in a hallway outside the House chamber on Wednesday, March 29. In the clip, Bowman, a former teacher and middle school principal in the Bronx, is seen telling reporters that Republicans are “cowards” and “gutless” for not supporting legislati…

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by Michael Mashburn
Massapequa, NY
News
17-Year-Old Pulls Knife In School Fight, Injures 2 Other Long Island Girls, Police Say 17-Year-Old Pulls Knife In School Fight, Injures 2 Other Long Island Girls, Police Say
17-Year-Old Pulls Knife In School Fight, Injures 2 Other Long Island Girls, Police Say Two teen girls suffered minor injuries at the hands of a third girl after a verbal fight became physical at a Long Island high school. The incident happened just after 11 a.m. on Monday, March 27, at Uniondale High School, Nassau County Police said. According to detectives, a 17-year-old Hempstead girl got into a verbal argument with two other girls, ages 17 and 18, while walking through the school's hallways. The argument became physical and the instigating teen began punching the second 17-year-old girl, police said. She then reportedly escalated by brandishing a utility knife…

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by Sophie Grieser
Brentwood, NY
News
New Update: 13-Year-Old Student In Critical Condition After Stabbing At Long Island School New Update: 13-Year-Old Student In Critical Condition After Stabbing At Long Island School
New Update: 13-Year-Old Student In Critical Condition After Stabbing At Long Island School This story has been updated. A student at a Long Island school is hospitalized after he was stabbed by another student on campus, authorities said. Emergency crews in Lindenhurst were called at around 12:30 p.m. Monday, March 27, with reports of a stabbing in a second-floor hallway at Lindenhurst Middle School, located on North Wellwood Avenue. According to Suffolk County Police, a 12-year-old boy stabbed a 13-year-old boy in the upper leg, near his groin, with a 6 inch knife. A school employee applied a tourniquet to control the bleeding, and police applied a second tourniquet when they a…

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by Michael Mashburn
Quincy, MA
Police & Fire
Student Stabbed At Brockton Special Needs School, Teen Arrested: Police Student Stabbed At Brockton Special Needs School, Teen Arrested: Police
Student Stabbed At Brockton Special Needs School, Teen Arrested: Police A student at Brockton Therapeutic Day School at Huntington was stabbed Thursday morning, March 16, authorities said.  Police were called to the 1121 Warren Ave. school just after 9:30 a.m. to reports of an assault and battery with a knife, officials said. Police described his injuries as not life-threatening, and he is being treated at a nearby hospital with school administrators by his side. Officials said he is alert and responsive.  A 17-year-old was arrested in the incident.  Police did not release either of their names.  Check back with the Daily Voice for up…

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by Josh Lanier
Glen Burnie, MD
Schools
Teen Cut Across Torso In Glen Burnie High School Knife Fight: Officials Teen Cut Across Torso In Glen Burnie High School Knife Fight: Officials
Teen Cut Across Torso In Glen Burnie High School Knife Fight: Officials Two teens are facing charges after an alleged assault at Glen Burnie High School, police say. On Friday, March 3, School Resource Officers assigned to Glen Burnie High School were advised of an assault that had occurred in the school parking lot on Thursday, March 2, according to Anne Arundel County Police. The victims were reportedly sitting in the back seat of a vehicle in the parking lot of the school when one of the suspects confronted them. Another suspect then showed up in a white vehicle before both suspects began allegedly attacking the victims, officials said. One of the victims …

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by Annie DeVoe
Waldorf, MD
Schools
Charles County Students Wreak Havoc For School Resource Officers During Disruptive Day: Sheriff Charles County Students Wreak Havoc For School Resource Officers During Disruptive Day: Sheriff
Charles County Students Wreak Havoc For School Resource Officers During Disruptive Day: Sheriff Students in Charles County did not make it easy for the police officers assigned to their buildings on Thursday. A School Resource Officer (SRO) at Thomas Stone High School was assaulted shortly before 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 2, as he attempted to break up a group of students who were threatening physical harm to another teen. After receiving a tip about the bullying, the SRO immediately responded and gave verbal commands to the students to disperse, which were ignored by the unruly gaggle of students. During the scuffle, a spokesperson for the Charles County Sheriff’s Office said th…

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by Zak Failla