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Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

In 2018, 25% of the approximately 1,000 people fatally shot by police in the U.S. had mental illness. The Crisis Intervention Team (CIT), a structure in law enforcement designed to minimize accounts of injury or death in encounters between police and people with mental illness, failed to reduce the use of force.

Press and police fail to address mental health episodes

by Nicole Tian, Opinions Editor March 6, 2021

Two days before New Year’s Day, 19-year-old Christian Hall stood on a highway overpass in Pennsylvania. He had contacted the police, hoping that they could offer him assistance in the middle of a mental...

A firetruck parked in the back loading zone in response to a 911 emergency call. The firetruck and accompanying ambulance left shortly after 3:30 p.m.

Student 911 emergency closes back loading zone

by Kathy Fang, Managing Editor April 22, 2019

The back loading zone was closed off due to a 911 call regarding a student emergency. A fire truck and ambulance arrived on campus at approximately 3:10 p.m. and left shortly after 3:30 p.m. The back...

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