New Jersey 101.5 » school security http://nj1015.com New Jersey News Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:49:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Should Panic Alarms Be Mandatory In New Jersey Schools? [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/should-panic-alarms-be-mandatory-in-new-jersey-schools-audio/ http://nj1015.com/should-panic-alarms-be-mandatory-in-new-jersey-schools-audio/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 13:00:48 +0000 David Matthau http://nj1015.com/?p=265786 Garden State lawmakers could soon give final approval to a measure that aims to make public schools in Jersey even safer than they are now.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/should-panic-alarms-be-mandatory-in-new-jersey-schools-audio/feed/ 0 Sandy Hook Elementary School (Mario Tama/Getty Images) School Security Forum in Neptune Tuesday [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/school-security-forum-in-neptune-tuesday-audio/ http://nj1015.com/school-security-forum-in-neptune-tuesday-audio/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 11:03:22 +0000 Jason Allentoff http://nj1015.com/?p=250092 April marks four months since Sandy Hook school shootings. In New Jersey, school districts continue to strengthen their security measures, examine their plans and work on ways to protect our children when they are at school. A special forum is set for Tuesday in Monmouth County that turns the focus on the past, present and future of this complicated issue.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/school-security-forum-in-neptune-tuesday-audio/feed/ 0 David Livingston, Getty Images Teachers' Group Blasts Training, Arming Recommendations http://nj1015.com/teachers-group-blasts-training-arming-recommendations/ http://nj1015.com/teachers-group-blasts-training-arming-recommendations/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 01:51:21 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=248128 The American Federation of Teachers is denouncing a suggestion that schools train selected staff to carry weapons, and that each school should have at least one armed security officer. The head of the teachers' group calls the idea a "cruel hoax" that won't protect children and schools.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/teachers-group-blasts-training-arming-recommendations/feed/ 0 Armed Guard (Getty Images) Bergen County Creates School Safety Task Force http://nj1015.com/bergen-county-creates-school-safety-task-force/ http://nj1015.com/bergen-county-creates-school-safety-task-force/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:01:57 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=247313 Bergen County authorities have formed a task force that will focus on school security assessments.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/bergen-county-creates-school-safety-task-force/feed/ 0 David Livingston, Getty Images Jackson Memorial Security Increased Following Threat http://nj1015.com/jackson-memorial-security-increased-following-threat/ http://nj1015.com/jackson-memorial-security-increased-following-threat/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 09:49:32 +0000 Jason Allentoff http://wobm.com/?p=174135 Students at Jackson Memorial High School will notice a beefed up police presence on following Wednesday's evacuation after a threat was discovered in a bathroom. 

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]]> http://nj1015.com/jackson-memorial-security-increased-following-threat/feed/ 0 Jackson Memorial High School (archinect.com) Armed Guards Won't Make Schools Safer, Says Chris Christie http://nj1015.com/armed-guards-wont-make-schools-safer-says-chris-christie/ http://nj1015.com/armed-guards-wont-make-schools-safer-says-chris-christie/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2012 18:16:54 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=208747 New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says posting armed guards outside classrooms won't make classrooms safer or encourage learning.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/armed-guards-wont-make-schools-safer-says-chris-christie/feed/ 0 Governor's Office, Tim Larsen NRA Calls for Armed Police Officer in Every School [VIDEO] http://nj1015.com/nra-calls-for-armed-police-officer-in-every-school/ http://nj1015.com/nra-calls-for-armed-police-officer-in-every-school/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:51:53 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=208722 The nation's largest gun-rights lobby called Friday for armed police officers to be posted in every American school to stop the next killer "waiting in the wings."  The National Rifle Association broke its silence on last week's shooting rampage at a Connecticut elementary school that left 26 children and staff dead.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/nra-calls-for-armed-police-officer-in-every-school/feed/ 0 National Rifle Association Holds News Conference In Wake Of Newtown School Shooting (Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images)