QUESTIONS REGARDING POLICING IN PRINCETON
Princeton Strong news - Princeton, NJ: Princeton New Jersey Government reports July 15, 2020. The current Princeton Police Department (PPD) was created in 2013 when the former Princeton Borough and the former Princeton Township consolidated. The new department embraced a guardian rather than warrior mentality as reflected in President Barack Obama’s 21st Century Policing philosophy. The PPD has proactively sought to model responsive, community-oriented policing and has, since its inception, strived to be diverse, transparent, data-driven, and bias-free. The very issues currently at the forefront of the calls for policing reform in the United States have been core to the…
Coronavirus Pandemic – Preventing the next pandemic
Princeton Strong news - Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Office of Communications reports APolicy Forum articlepublished today inScience shows that an annual investment of $30 billion should be enough to offset the costs of preventing another global pandemic such as COVID-19. Thus far, COVID has cost at least $ trillion and may cost 10 times this amount. It is the largest global pandemic in 100 years. Six months after emerging, it has killed over 600,000 people and is having a major impact on the global economy. “How much would it cost to prevent this happening again? And what are the principal…
Coronavirus Pandemic – Princeton Health Reports COVID-19 Disease Cases
Princeton Strong news - Princeton, NJ: Princeton Health Department reports Covid-19 disease outbreak information. CASE DATA STATUS REPORT Total positive cases: 195*Active positive cases: 32Cases in the past seven days: 0 (Highest seven day total: 30 – 4/20-26)Cases in the past 14 days: 1 (Highest 14 day total: 55 – 4/24 to 5/7)Probable positive: 0**Positive cases isolation complete: 133Negative test results: 433Deaths: 18Probable positive deaths: 12***Positive cases by gender: male, 91; female, 104Positive cases by age:Age 11 and under, 3Ages 12-17, 2Ages 18-25, 13Ages 26-35, 15Ages 36-45, 39Ages 46-55, 26Ages 56-65, 22Ages 66-75, 16Ages 76-85, 19Ages 86 and older, 39Average…
Universities and School Systems Conducting Propaganda or Acts Against Public Policy Jeopardize Tax Exempt Status
US Strong news – Washington, DC: President Donald Trump reports on Twitter Too many Universities and School Systems are about Radical Left Indoctrination, not Education. Therefore, I am telling the Treasury Department to re-examine their Tax-Exempt Status… … and/or Funding, which will be taken away if this Propaganda or Act Against Public Policy continues. Our children must be Educated, not Indoctrinated! President Donald J. Trump talks to members of the press on the South Lawn of the White House Friday, July 10, 2020, prior to boarding Marine One to begin his trip to Florida. (Official White House Photo by Joyce…
Princeton stands firmly with international students in face of ICE announcement
Princeton Strong news - Princeton, NJ: Princeton University President Eisgruber reports Princeton exploring legal and policy options, as well as other University actions, that might solve the problems created by ICE’s announcement. To members of the Princeton community: On Monday of this week, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced a precipitous, unexpected change in policy affecting international students at Princeton and throughout the ;The announcement indicated that international students on F-1 visas would be required to leave the United States if they were taking classes entirely ;It raised questions about whether international students who are in their home countries…
Coronavirus Pandemic – 190 Princeton Cases – Wear a Face Covering or Mask, and Social Distance at Least 6 Feet Apart. Slow the Spread of COVID-19 Disease
Princeton Strong news - Princeton, NJ: Jun 15. Princeton Health Dept reports 8 new Princeton covid cases, bringing total to 190. Mercer County reports 7,371 cases. 517 deaths. Jun 12. Princeton Health Dept reports confirmed cases by exposure: 27% long-term care facilities; 23% home; 22% work; 13% unknown; 8% social; 7% foreign travel. 182 cases. Mercer: 7,295 cases, 515 deaths.
Hundreds Peacefully Protest Death of George Floyd Chanting Black Lives Matter
Princeton Strong news - Princeton, NJ: Princeton University reports Statement from President Eisgruber on the killing of George Floyd and the importance of confronting racism In my Commencement address for today’s virtual ceremony, I say that members of the Class of 2020 graduate into hard times, and that the world needs not only their talent, but their insight, courage, and ;Though I recorded that speech less than two weeks ago, intervening events have reminded us that COVID-19 is not the only tragic challenge facing our students and our world. We have witnessed yet again how this nation’s long legacy of racism continues…