237 schools will receive digitalized maps to prepare for school emergencies.

State to create digital school maps to aid first responders

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

The state will spend just under $1 million to help first responders navigate schools more quickly when emergencies occur. As part of its Comprehensive School Safety Program, the Delaware Emergency Management Agency will use the money to create accurate and uniform maps of the state’s public and charter schools.  The maps will enable law enforcement to react swiftly in unfamiliar …

TSD Review June 16

Town Square LIVE Weekly Review – June 16, 2022

Sonja FreyTown Square Live, Weekly Review

Click on the image below to view the PDF This Week’s Top Headlines Include: COMMUNITY Your guide to Delaware fireworks, and so Fourth Wilmington library called one of America’s most beautiful Delaware Juneteenth celebrations run through June 29 Roman Catholics to carry Eucharist through Wilmington Sunday Longwood Gardens offers plant giveaway Friday BUSINESS Bing’s Bake & Brew aims to raise …

School Safety Lawmakers

GOP lawmakers: Invest in school safety, not gun control

Charles MegginsonHeadlines, Government

When a wave of mass shootings prompted Democrats in Delaware’s state legislature to introduce a package of sweeping gun restrictions, Republicans responded with a proposal of their own: invest more in school safety. House Bill 388, sponsored by Rep. Kevin Hensley, R-Odessa, would allow school districts, vocational-technical schools and charter schools to use money from the Delaware School Safety and …