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Local school districts receive hundreds of thousands of dollars from state for school safety

Gainesville Police Sgt. Chris Jones, center, and Officer Griggs Wall chat with Gainesville High School senior Hector Becerril Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, as students begin leaving school for the day. In the aftermath of Wednesday’s deadly shooting in Florida, Gainesville City School System Superintendent Jeremy Williams said, “As a district, we are discussing and reviewing our safety plans, as we do annually.” - photo by Scott Rogers

02162018 SAFETY 2.jpg — Gainesville Police Sgt. Chris Jones, center, and Officer Griggs Wall chat with Gainesville High School senior Hector Becerril Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, as students begin leaving school for the day. In the aftermath of Wednesday’s deadly shooting in Florida, Gainesville City School System Superintendent Jeremy Williams said, “As a district, we are discussing and reviewing our safety plans, as we do annually.” - photo by Scott Rogers

Joshua Silavent

Updated: Jun 7, 2018, 1:14 PM

Published: Jun 6, 2018, 9:57 PM

The state is pouring hundreds of thousands of dollars into local school districts to help improve safety for students on campus, including $215,000 for Hall County and $81,000 for Gainesville. In the aftermath of a school shooting in Parkland, Fla., in February, the deadliest in America in five years, Georgia legislators approved $16 million for public schools to improve security.

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‘A weapon that we don’t understand’: Gainesville’s Bridging Hope part of pilot program on strangulation exams

An exam room inside Bridging Hope provides essential care for survivors of sexual assault and other traumatic events. The non-profit has received a grant for conducting strangulation exams for victims of domestic violence. - photo by Scott Rogers

04032025 BRIDGINGHOPE 3.jpg — An exam room inside Bridging Hope provides essential care for survivors of sexual assault and other traumatic events. The non-profit has received a grant for conducting strangulation exams for victims of domestic violence. - photo by Scott Rogers

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Published: Apr 8, 2025, 1:54 PM

Prosecuting strangulations since 1999, Sandra Partridge looks back on cases she’s handled and knows she would have acted differently.

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