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Emergency Preparedness At Schools
Platinum Jubilee Honors Queen Elizabeth
New Hampshire State Police are sporting new uniforms equipped with body cameras, and 260 of their cruisers have front-facing and backseat cameras as the state implements more of the recommendations of the Commission on Law Enforcement, Accountability, Community, and Transparency (LEACT). The new cameras rolled out this week are integrated so both body-worn cameras and vehicle cameras can capture footage of police interactions. Both sets of cameras are activated by automated prompts.
The Executive Council also voted at its June 1 meeting to offer $719,646 in matching grants to allow 29 local police departments to purchase body-worn and dashboard cameras — either to begin the use of cameras or to add to an existing program, as well as for software maintenance and the storage of data.
Collected video from the State Police cameras is stored on a DVR in the cruiser, then automatically uploaded to a secure cloud storage and video management platform from 31 video offload sites throughout the state. The system works through encrypted wireless technology, and the camera system is fully integrated with the existing State Police CAD/RMS platform, allowing incident reports to be automatically linked with video.
Emergency Preparedness At Schools
Governor Chris Sununu, reacting to the shootings in Uvalde, Texas, that claimed 21 lives, including 19 children, said New Hampshire has taken “a very aggressive approach” toward school safety. He said a task force made 60 recommendations that are reviewed and updated for every school in the Granite State. “We don’t want to be reactive; we want to be preventative,” he said.
Safety Commissioner Robert Quinn said he has met with leaders of the State Police and E-911 in the past few days, and there is “no higher priority right now” than to ensure student safety. When asked by Executive Councilor Cinde Warmington (D-Concord) about loopholes in gun background checks, including the lack of such checks at gun shows, and whether limiting access to assault weapons would help, Quinn replied, “Obviously, there is a lot of discussion on assault weapons, and those with a bad intent.”
He said that sharing regional information on those who may pose a potential threat, working with the FBI, and having a basic awareness of the problem are critical. “It is going to be a team effort,” Quinn said.
Platinum Jubilee Honors Queen Elizabeth
Four days of celebrations are honoring 96-year-old Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne. The Platinum Jubilee got underway this morning with a display of British military traditions.
Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, Elizabeth II the first to spend seven decades on the throne, seeing huge changes in the country and the world. She took the throne in 1953 and has seen 14 prime ministers during her reign.
The queen plans to appear twice on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. Horse-drawn carriages carried members of the royal family, including Prince William’s wife, Kate, and their children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, from Buckingham Palace to Horse Guards Parade, a ceremonial parade ground, and Prince Charles, mounted on horseback, took a salute on his mother’s behalf.
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On Monday,I called the Superintendent'office to ask about what kind of security our schools had. I will tell you that the NEWFOUND SCHOOLS are in great shape ,the security in each of the buildings is up to date.They are checked regularly,note changes,resolve any problems that have appeared. Teachers & students are regularly given the information that they need in order to react in a positive way that will help them to be safe. This plan has been in place & it works
well. Our Police & Fire departments are part of the security plans for each of our buildings. Each of our buildings are so different ,presents different needs for each of them. We are so fortunate
to have these people in place ,I came away from my conversation with the Superintendent very
pleased with the knowledge that the security situation in the NEWFOUND AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT is in good hands.
Barbara Greenwood