School Safety

From fun to fear —how a simple summer toy prompted one New Jersey school to lockdown.

There is a new mandate in place in many New Jersey school systems, Middlesex County being the most recent to join the movement requiring students to use clear backpacks for back to school. Thank you for the effort, but there is a better way.

Threat assessment teams will have to be developed by each school district in the state, starting with the 2022-23 school year.

The legislation prohibits the use of fake blood, real or prop firearms, or simulations of gunshots or explosions in school security demonstrations.

Schools across New Jersey and the nation have already enhanced security measures with local police departments by adding in armed officers and protocols, but a pair of bills introduced and one more being worked on by Congressman Tom MacArthur will tighten things even further.

The New Egypt High School student who allegedly threatened to shoot students and staff at their commencement ceremony has another charge added to the offenses he's facing following his arrest.

A Cream Ridge man who is also a student at New Egypt High School in Plumsted Township is arrested for allegedly threatening to shoot students and staff at the graduation ceremony.

Now that Summer is pretty much over and schools are open again, plenty of buses will be on the roads during the weekday mornings and afternoons. It's going to take a little longer to get to work in the morning. There will also be a lot more kids crossing streets getting on and off the buses...