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Legislators Receive Report On School Safety Needs
Student safety continues to be a concern across the nation. In West Virginia, a rash of hundreds of hoax threats made against schools across the state earlier this fall has renewed conversations about the safety of, and preparedness of, aging school struc...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThreats Continue To Concern W.Va. Schools
As of Monday, 216 school threats have been received statewide since Sept. 5, according to the West Virginia Department of Homeland Security.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsState Security Leader Discusses Response To School Threats
Rob Cunningham, Deputy Cabinet Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Homeland Security spoke with reporter Chris Schulz about the state's coordinated response to an ongoing series of school threats.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsGovernor Launches School Safety Task Force
In response to a series of school threats across the state this week, Gov. Jim Justice directed the establishment of a task force to address and mitigate school safety concerns.
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Three Projects At Fairmont State University To Receive Federal Funding
Fairmont State University will receive close to $7 million from several federal agencies for three improvement projects on campus.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsQuestion On ‘Systemic Racism’ Fuels House Debate
Among the bills on third reading in the House of Delegates Thursday, a proposal on allowing schools to hire trained security guards, led to a heated societal debate over the issue of training the guards in the concept of systemic racism.
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