New Jersey Town Tests Armed Police in Schools

Following the Newtown massacre, a town votes to use uniformed police -- for now.

The town of Marlboro, N.J., is taking safety in its schools very seriously in the wake of the massacre in Newtown, Conn., placing armed guards on school campuses in the town.  As they returned from Christmas break, students at both Robertsville Elementary and Marlboro High School were greeted Wednesday with armed uniformed guards.

While many parents support the new measure, some students said they thought the move was a bit of an overreaction to the murder of 20 students and six educators in Newtown. “I feel safer, I guess, but it’s Marlboro—nothing’s going to happen," said senior Alex Gonzalez. Following the Dec. 14 school shooting, town officials voted to staff the town’s nine schools with armed police officers on a temporary 90-day basis. (NY Daily News)

[SUBSCRIBE TO LOOP 21 RSS FEED]

Jazz World's Jimmy Greene's Daughter Among the Dead in Conn.

Ana Marquez-Green was 6

Among the grieving families in the Connecticut mass school shooting rampage is that of accomplished jazz saxophonist and educator Jimmy Greene. Greene’s 6-year-old daughter, Ana Marquez-Green, was one of the 20 first-graders shot to death Friday at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., NewsOne reported. Green, 37, had just moved his family from Winnepeg, Canada, to Newtown in July. In a Facebook post, Greene thanked his friends and fans for their prayers and support, saying of his daughter: “As much as she’s needed here and missed by her mother, brother and me, Ana beat us all to paradise. I love you sweetie girl.” Gunman Adam Lanza of Newtown shot to death his mother at their home near the school before entering Sandy Hook and killing 20 children and six school employees before killing himself. Funerals for two of the children took place Monday.

[SUBSCRIBE TO LOOP 21 RSS FEED]