Month: January 2014

Safety Law News for 1/24/14

Marijuana problems in Colorado schools increase with legalization.  More students and younger kids are bringing marijuana to schools.  Officials in Kennebunk, Maine consider their school resource officers to be “more than a police presence in our schools.”  Indiana State Attorney…

Safety Law News for 1/16/14

Topeka, Kansas police interrupt a plan by a 17-year old student to shoot two law enforcement officers and two administrators at Topeka West High School.  A Florida appellate court decision upholds the search of the book bag by a school…

Safety Law News for 1/13/14

A new national study released by Brown University reveals that large numbers of students are still being seriously hurt while on school grounds.  Each year more than 90,000 school children suffer “intentional” injuries severe enough to land them in the…

Safety Law News for 1/9/14

The Gainesville, Georgia school board has approved a policy allowing some resource officers to carry long-range rifles in each of the city’s high schools and middle schools. Berkeley County, South Carolina schools conduct audit of school safety after officials in…