More than 40% of public schools in 2016 had a school resource officer, who is a sworn law enforcement officer. ... "Our school safety officers are not sworn Philadelphia police officers.

Ten schools in the Philadelphia School District were named in a threat posted to Instagram on Wednesday evening. The anonymous poster threatened to shoot at the schools on Thursday, Feb. 7.

In 2017, as the Philadelphia schools sought to resolve the matter at Solis-Cohen, district leaders enlisted Isaac Gardner, the third-grader’s father, to help with a review of school police officer ...

Philadelphia Police are searching for a man after he shot a Philadelphia School District Public Safety officer. Police say the shooting occurred on June 29 at 1:47 a.m. on the 300 block of N.

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- After a 2023-24 academic year that included multiple after-school shootings, SEPTA announced a new safety plan to protect the approximately 55,000 students who rely on public ...

Philadelphia Mayor-elect Cherelle Parker selects city's chief of school safety as next police commissioner The PA Democrat's campaign was focused on addressing public safety and quality-of-life issues ...

Police are searching for the driver of a Kia SUV who they say shot a School District of Philadelphia safety officer who was helping another driver early on Sunday, June 29. Surveillance video shows ...

In 2014, a Philadelphia deputy police commissioner reversed a longstanding policy of automatic arrests, an approach that has lowered recidivism and improved school safety. NewsHour Weekend's Megan ...

A Philadelphia public school student says she was the victim of a brutal attack during lunch this past Thursday. 24/7 Live Philadelphia Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware Welcome, Mickey ...

In the 2022-23 school year, 199 public school students were shot and 33 killed, sobering figures that Superintendent Tony B. Watlington Sr., School Safety Chief Kevin Bethel, school board ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- It's a public safety issue that impacts all school aged-children citywide. Philadelphia police confirm they're severely short-handed when it comes to manning the designated ...