Safety Law News for 6/8/12

  • Indianapolis Public Schools expelled a student who brought a stun gun to school. His mother gave him the stun gun to protect himself against bullies — and the community is vocally protesting his expulsion.
  • A New Jersey principal wants parents to ban Facebook, saying that middle school students are not “socially and emotionally ready to understand” the impact of mean words posted online.
  • Students in one West Virginia county have posted Facebook threats against the school three times in one month. While educators discipline students who post threats, at least one parent has blocked her daughter from using Facebook and Twitter.