Rhode Island School Safety News
Understanding the challenges we face with school safety in the United States is vital for leaders. Only with awareness of the issues we face will we develop meaningful solutions to keep our children safe in school. The NASCPC tracks safety incidents across the country for just this reason.
RHODE ISLAND
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1/28/24 - Group of Juveniles Beat 14-Year-Old at Hope High School, Knife Found at Basketball Game - GoLocal has learned that a group of juveniles jumped a 14-year-old student at Hope High School in Providence on Friday, repeatedly punching and then kicking the student.
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1/14/24 - Family Sues Newport Officials Over “Severe, Persistent, and Violent Harassment” of Their Child - The parents of a middle school student have sued the City of Newport, Newport Public Schools, and administrators over what they said was the “severe, persistent, and violent harassment and abuse” of their son at Thompson Middle School.
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3/17/23 - 14-year-old charged for bringing prop gun to school - NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A 14-year-old North Providence boy is facing charges after police say he brought a prop gun to school on Thursday.
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12/23/22 - Knife Incident at Central High School on Thursday — Second in Less Than Four Weeks - For the second time in less than four weeks, Central High School in Providence had a knife incident.
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12/12/22 - Kindergarten student accused of bringing airsoft gun to school, police say - PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Authorities in Rhode Island said a kindergarten student brought an airsoft gun to school on Monday.