Month: October 2013

Safety Law News for 10/31/13

A Fountain County, Indiana man with some mental health issues leads Covington school officials to add two school resource officers. In Volusia County, Florida a high school student thanks school resource officer for stopping him from attacking an assistant principal.…

Safety Law News for 10/28/13

Officials in Delaware County, Indiana have formed the new Delaware County Safe School Commission.  It is made up of schools, law enforcement, fire department, EMA, EMS, IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital and other emergency agencies.  The goal is to make…

Safety Law News for 10/22/13

Officials in Buncombe County, North Carolina high schools have filed 242 incident reports dating back to last school year. Reports of violent crimes — such as simple assaults, fighting and certain disorderly conduct charges — account for 25 percent of…

Safety Law News for 10/18/13

A growing number of schools are opting out of the implementation of Texas law HB 1009 that authorizes school districts to designate a trained staff member to act as a school marshal, authorized to carry a concealed handgun to respond…

Safety Law News for 10/15/13

The Police Commission and Board of Education for Weston, Connecticut are working on the terms of a memorandum of understanding as they move forward with their plans to hire a school resource officer (SRO). The City-School Liaison Committee of Evanston,…

Safety Law News for 10/7/13

Officials in Ohio with the Nelsonville-York City School District are determined to have a school resource officer, but school board members have decided to drop the proposed contract with the Athens County Sheriff’s office and to arrange for an SRO…

Safety Law News for 10/2/13

Police in Gainesville, Georgia, are asking the school board to accept a proposal that would allow school resource officers to store assault rifles in the schools while on duty.  A school resource officer is forced to resign after incorrectly believing…