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Thursday, December 20, 2012

POLL: Should Minneapolis Teachers Be Allowed Guns In School?

Seward Montessori staffer brought a pistol yesterday.

Wednesday, Seward Montessori was put on lockdown after administrators learned that a staff member had brought a gun to school. The staff member was keeping the loaded gun in a locked locker, according to an email statement from Minneapolis Public Schools.  "There was no evidence that the employee intended to use the weapon; however, bringing a gun to school is against Minnesota law, violates MPS policy and creates a potentially unsafe situation," the statement read. The district called police around 8:30 a.m. when the weapon's existance was revealed. The staffer was removed from the building and placed on administrative leave. The incident follows calls from some politicians to arm teachers and school officials. According to Minnesota …

Nooz Nik

3:04 pm on Saturday, December 22, 2012

30+ years ago, Israeli schools were targeted by palestinian terrorists Their response was to arm teachers, staff, parents, volunteers and even older High Schools students to protect their little ones. This response resulted in the followinging: 1) The terrorist attacks stopped. And the terrorists moved on to softer targets. 2) They, nor the children , had ANY problems resulting from guns being in…   more ›

Monday, December 17, 2012

How to Help Families Affected by Newtown, CT School Shooting

People all over the world want to know how to help Sandy Hook residents following Friday's horrifying mass shooting.

In the wake of the unimaginable tragedy at Sandy Hook School Friday people from all over the world—in Connecticut, California, Canada and much farther away in Australia and India—sent an outpouring of support and want to know how they can help. If you want to be notified via email of ways to provide comfort and support during this difficult time, please post in the comments section: "I want to help." Patch will continue to update this article with ways to help—posting updates to the story as well as in the comments thread, triggering an email notification to commenters—and if you know of an organization or fundraiser providing assistance, let us know in the comments section, too. Already the United Way of Western Connecticut, in …

Barbara Peralta

8:02 pm on Friday, December 21, 2012

I Want To Help!!! Please Keep Me Updated... Barbara Peralta   more ›

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