Safety Law News for 3/12/13

• The Oklahoma House of Representatives approve House Bill 1062, that authorizes teachers who take a 120-hour training course to bring handguns into their classrooms.

• The Alabama Senate has approved legislation that reverses a 2005 law and a policy by the State Board of Education that banned the practice of school resource officers and security personnel having guns on campus.

• Tampa, Florida alternative school student chokes school resource officer, tries to flee campus.

• An Arkansas House of Representatives committee rejected a proposal that would allow school employees to carry guns in schools after completing an active shooter training course.