Wednesday – Alaska Governor Bill Walker signed legislation sponsored by Representative John Lincoln (D-Kotzebue) to give Alaska school districts more time and flexibility to provide the local match required under the School Construction Grant Program. House Bill 135 loosens the existing three-year deadline, which can now be extended by the Commissioner of the Department of […]
An Anchorage teen who attended Dimond High was arrested following threats made on a school bus on Tuesday, APD revealed on Wednesday. According to the preliminary investigation, a student who had become unruly on the bus on Tuesday. After the bus driver addressed the student’s behavior, “the student became agitated and threatened to shoot up the school […]
At least eight people were killed in an active shooter situation Friday morning at Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe, Texas, according to Ed Gonzalez, the sheriff in neighboring Harris County. “Could be anywhere between eight and 10 [fatalities], the majority being students,” Gonzalez told reporters near the school. “The suspect in custody is […]
Alaska State Troopers received a report of a Kotlik teen walking around the village with a large knife at just before 1 pm on Friday, AST revealed on Saturday. Following the initial call to troopers on Friday afternoon, the principal of the Kotlik School observed 19-year-old Rick Andrews making his way to the school with […]