Safety Law News for 10/31/12

  • When an off-campus Facebook dispute led to an on-campus knife confrontation, educators handled the incident like they would any knife threat on campus.
  • Rather than ruling on a high profile strip search case, the North Carolina Supreme Court has returned the case to a lower court. The justices say that more facts are necessary to decide the case, including an understanding of who witnessed the search.
  • Students in New York City are paying for cell phone valets—van-based services that watch their phones for the day—rather than handing their phones over to their schools.