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APS leaders discuss gun safety going into new school year

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Classes begin for many Albuquerque schools this Thursday. And in the wake of rising rates of guns on campuses, the Albuquerque Public Schools is ramping up safety and ...
Albuquerque Journal

APS found over a dozen guns at schools last year. What is the district doing about it?

More than 64,000 students are expected to head to classes at Albuquerque Public Schools beginning Thursday. But at least 15 students can’t return, including a 12-year-old caught with a 9mm Smith & ...
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APS usually gives guns found on campuses to APD. But three sat in evidence lockers for nearly a year.

Aug. 27—Three guns recovered from Albuquerque Public Schools campuses sat in evidence lockers — instead of being traced and tested — for nearly a year after being seized from students at three ...
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Tracking guns on APS campuses and status of cases

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Parents may have noticed new fences and buzzers at the front door of schools on day one of the new school year. It’s all part of a $40 million Albuquerque Public Schools spent on ...

Five Albuquerque Public Schools adopt clear backpack policy to enhance safety

On Tuesday, KOAT asked APS superintendent Dr. Gabriella Blakey on the possibility of concealed detection scanners.
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Five APS students appear in court, charged with bringing guns to school

ARE BRINGING THEM FOR A REASON. FIVE ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS CHARGED WITH BRINGING A GUN TO SCHOOL ON WEDNESDAY, AND FOUR OF THOSE TEENS IN COURT TODAY ...
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Visitor Center, Guns found at APS schools, Storms for part of the state, Storm drainage, Pig rescue

[1] Bernalillo County commissioner pledges $250,000 to Route 66 Visitor Center – Albuquerque’s Route 66 Visitor Center is receiving funding from a county commissioner. Over the years, the project has ...