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Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Stoneleigh, Oakleigh Elementaries Making Snowflakes for Sandy Hook

All county residents are invited to participate in the 'Winter Wonderland' project.

The Stoneleigh and Oakleigh elementary school Parent Teacher Associations are doing their parts to make the holiday season a little brighter for the Newtown community. The Connecticut town was shook when a gunman killed 26 people, including 20 kids, at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14. On Jan. 4, county residents are invited to stop by the cafeteria at Oakleigh Elementary School in Parkville from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. to create handmade snowflakes that would be used to decorate the Sandy Hook building, according to a flyer distributed by the PTAs. Stoneleigh and Oakleigh are working with the Connecticut PTA, in connection with Sandy Hook, to make this Winter Wonderland project possible. Participants are asked to bring scissors if …

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Amidst 'End of the World' Rumors, School System Stays Alert

No threats have yet been deemed credible, according to a school system spokesman.

"End of the world" rumors related to a debunked Mayan calendar myth are spreading through social media, and school officials are working with police to keep track of those related to local school violence. "There has been an increase in rumors and threats and we're investigating all of them," said Mychael Dickerson, a school system spokesman. "There hasn't been anything credible." Baltimore County Public Schools increased police patrols of its campuses without school resource officers following a Dec. 14 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT, which claimed the lives of 26 individuals—including 20 children. Dickerson said Thursday evening that the additional patrols are still in effect. He also noted that school events are…

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Friday, December 14, 2012

County Police Patrolling Schools Without Resource Officers After Connecticut Shooting

Baltimore County Police have instituted a "Keep a Check" program for schools without resource officers.

Baltimore County Police are increasing patrols at local public schools without resource officers after a Friday morning shooting at a Connecticut elementary school. County Executive Kevin Kamenetz posted on his Facebook page that the police department has instituted a "Keep a Check" program for all Baltimore County schools without resource officers. Police will drop by every school, walk through and ensure that everything is secure. Kamenetz writes that the walk-throughs will occur multiple times per shift. He notes that Police Chief Jim Johnson is keeping in regular contact with national law enforcement officials and Baltimore County Public Schools Superintendent S. Dallas Dance. The officers will continue the patrols beyond Friday for …

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Buck Harmon

10:33 am on Monday, December 17, 2012

No matter how much we try to control it...the solution can only occur naturally... I would liken this event to a head on crash between a tour bus full of seniors and a school bus full of children...caused by alcohol and prescription drugs...It's terribly tragic but no law can possibly stop the accident.   more ›

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