Athletics Department – The American River Current

Are we prepared for a school emergency?

After the shooting in Parkland, Florida that left 17 people dead, American River College officials are re-examining many of their secuirty protocols. (Photo Illustration by Ashley Hayes-Stone)

March 14, 2018

By Brienna Edwards and Luis Gael Jimenez Parkland, Florida became home to one of the world’s deadliest school massacres when Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School was victim to a mass shooting on Feb. 14 Thirty four bullets punctured flesh, tearing apart families and stealing innocence. Sevent...

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ARC to offer women’s self-defense classes

American River College will host a two day Rape Aggression Defense Class (R.A.D) on April 29 and April 30 for Sexual Assault Awareness Month. (Photo by Sharriyona Platt)

Sharriyona Platt

April 7, 2016

With April being sexual assault awareness month, American River College is providing an opportunity to girls and women age 14 and older to attend a two-day Rape Aggression Defense class (R.A.D.). The classes will be held in the ARC practice gym on April 29 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and April 30 from 8...

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