Albuquerque Public Schools launch new safety initiative [Video]

SCHOOL YESTERDAY. BOTH STUDENTS WERE ARRESTED. THIS COMES AS ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS WORKING WITH DISTRICT POLICE TO CREATE A TEAM TO PROTECT SCHOOLS FROM POTENTIAL THREATS. PEYTON SPELLACY IS LIVE AT APS HEADQUARTERS THIS MORNING. SO, PEYTON, THE THING IS, THE TERM THREAT CAN MEAN DIFFERENT THINGS DEPENDING ON THE SITUATION. YEAH. TODD AND RAUL. THAT’S RIGHT. THE NEW INTEGRATED SUPPORT TEAM UNIT SAYS THAT THREATS CAN RANGE FROM A STUDENT NOT SHOWING UP TO CLASS A STUDENT’S BEHAVIORAL CHANGES IN CLASS, OR EVEN A STUDENT EXPRESSING HARMFUL INTENTIONS IN CLASS AS WELL. SO WHAT THIS TEAM’S GOAL IS TO IDENTIFY THESE THREATS FROM STUDENTS WITHIN THE SCHOOL AND THEY’LL DO A THREAT ASSESSMENT AND COUNSELING WITH CASE MANAGERS. THEY SAY THEY REALIZE THEY ARE DEALING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE CONFLICTS AND MIGHT SAY IMPULSIVE THINGS. HOWEVER, THEY’RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR SIGNS ASKING TEACHERS FOR INPUT, AS WELL …