Spectrum News: School safety agent union president talks importance of violence prevention
BY DEANNA GARCIA Monday marks the first full week of school for students across New York City. Greg Floyd, president of Local 237, spoke to NY1’s Dean Meminger Sunday evening about school safety and how to prevent violence in public schools. “This is not the way to begin the school year,” he said in response to […]
NY POST:15-year-old student killed in shooting after leaving school in Downtown Brooklyn park
By Larry Celona, Steven Vago and Priscilla DeGregory A 15-year-old student died Wednesday after he was shot by a masked gunman in a crowded Downtown Brooklyn park near his high school, cops said. Unique Smith, a student at Brooklyn Laboratory Charter Schools, was shot by one of two masked bandits he had gotten into a fistfight with in McLaughlin Park Wednesday afternoon. […]
NYDailyNews: Brooklyn mom’s anguish after shooting death of 15-year-old son: ‘You was better off taking my life for his’
By Harry Parker and Rocco Parascandola The mother of a 15-year-old boy shot dead in a Brooklyn park said Thursday she’d give her life to spare his. “You was better off taking my life for his,” Dominque Simmons posted on Facebook Thursday as she reeled from the slaying of her son Unique Smith. “Why save me and […]
ABC 7NY:15-year-old killed in Brooklyn park ID’d, shooting believed to be gang-related
Police have identified the 15-year-old who was fatally shot in Brooklyn Wednesday afternoon and now believe the crime may be gang-related. Unique Smith was inside McLaughlin Park when a school-aged suspect walked up to him and asked for his gang affiliation, according to witness statements given to the NYPD. A fistfight ensued, and that’s when […]
News 12: 17-year-old boy shot across from Lincoln High School
The NYPD has confirmed that a 17-year-old boy was shot across the street from Lincoln High School on Friday. This marks the second teen shot this week near a school. Police say the victim is expected to survive a gunshot wound to the abdomen. Shots were fired on Ocean Parkway right near Lincoln High School, where […]
News 12: 15-year-old Brooklyn student fatally shot after teen fist fight
A 15-year-old boy was fatally shot Wednesday afternoon in McLaughlin Park in Brooklyn, according to police. The shooting took place near Brooklyn Lab Charter School, the same school the victim attended. The CEO of Brooklyn Lab Charter School says they will have professional counseling available to students on campus today, on top of the social […]
NYDailyNews: Boy, 17, shot near Lincoln High School in Coney Island; gunman sought as victim recovers in hospital
By Mark Stamey and Rocco Parascandola A 17-year-old boy was shot and wounded near his Brooklyn high school Friday afternoon, police said. The victim, struck in the abdomen, was rushed to Coney Island Hospital and is expected to survive. The gunman, clad in a gray hoodie and black pants and carrying a black book bag, was being […]
NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -Nearly 6,000 weapons seized from NYC schools this year, school safety agents union says
By Kristin Thorne Eyewitness News has learned exclusively that New York City school safety agents have seized 5,931 weapons from students this year, according to the union for the safety agents. It’s a disturbing trend that has plagued the city’s school system since the beginning of the year. “When someone finds a weapon in the school, […]
NEW YORK (WABC) -7 On Your Side Investigates: School violence skyrockets as kids battle stress, depression, anxiety
By Kristin Thorne The summer cannot come soon enough for teachers and administrators across our area and the nation, as schools have been dealing with a surge in student violence. Students and parents in our area have been reporting an increase in fights in school buildings — in hallways, bathrooms, cafeterias, even classrooms, and outside on […]
NEW YORK CITY (WABC)- Enrollment in NYC Public Schools continues to trend downward
By Eyewitness News Enrollment in New York City Public Schools is dropping and that could lead to the loss of millions of dollars in funding. The number of enrolled students is down nearly 4% from the 2020-2021 school year, which was down from the year before. That year included the first several months of the pandemic. […]