School Violence

It didn't take a march out of school for the leaders in Middleboro, MA to protect the children in their public schools. It just took leadership and local control.

The WBSM house is divided. Some are swayed this way. Others that way. I've spoken with the victim's mom, New Bedford's schools Superintendent and School Committee members. One thing is certain. A young girl was jabbed, or should I say stabbed and wounded...

What do you think of this concept for slowing down school disruptions and violence. It's called 'reverse suspension." New Bedford School Committee member Chris Cotter likes it so much, he brought it up on Brian's Beat. Cotter claims he may introduce reverse suspension at an upcoming School Committee meeting...

Debora Coelho, the Chair of the New Bedford City Council's Public Safety Committee, told WBSM's Brian Thomas she first heard about Thursday's fight near the high school from news reports on WBSM and not from school officials.

Could it be true, stories of out of control students at Keith Middle School in New Bedford? I've received several complaints. WBSM News Anchor Dan McCready, on Thursday,  called the school department to find out what's going on. A spokesperson told Dan, he'll look into it...

This has been quite the ugly week for school violence.

The mayors of Cranston, Johnston and Warwick say Johnston has received a letter threatening schools, the second time in as many weeks.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A police presence will resume at schools in in Cranston, Johnston and Warwick a week after police in Johnston said they received an anonymous letter threatening physical harm to elementary school children.

ABC6 - Providence, RI and New Bedford, MA News, Weather 18-year-old Kemar Omar Roselus will be summonsed to court for allegedly throwing a chair in a classroom at New Bedford High School in a video that went viral this week.. The teacher, identified as Joanne Moura spoke to ABC 6 News in Providence last night...

School violence sends more than 90-thousand students to the emergency room every year. A new study by the journal "Pediatrics" shows children are still being seriously injured at school despite increasing efforts to curb violence and secure campuses. ...