Tag: National Guard
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School board urges National Guard to police majority-Black school
A sharp rise in violent incidents among students at a Massachusetts school has prompted four school committee members to seek help from the National Guard. The high school in question—Brockton High—is a predominantly Black school in an area just south of Boston. The Context: The incident first began after a letter was sent to Brockton…
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Texas Governor Abbott announces new 80-acre military base at Eagle Pass
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) announced the construction of a new 80-acre Texas National Guard base at Eagle Pass, the notorious southern border city at the center of a contentious feud between the state and Biden administration over federal immigration policy. Context: While many critical of the federal government’s handling of the southern border crisis…