by Bernie James • • Comments Off on Safety Law News for 7/11/13
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine released recommendations from his school-safety task force of law enforcement, educators, mental health officials, firefighters and clergy. The task force called for schools to provide detailed floor plans for law enforcement, and calls on state lawmakers to provide unspecified funding for school resource officers, security upgrades for buildings and mental health services.
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell signed into law 12 new school safety policies. The new laws provide for increased training and resources for educators, first responders, and mental health professionals in order to provide the safest school environment possible. Included is increased funding for school resource officers and mental health services, and a comprehensive statewide suicide prevention program.
The Miami County, Ohio commissioners have approved contracts with three county school districts (Bradford Village Schools, Milton Union Schools and Newton Schools), for the sheriff’s department to provide a school resource officer next school year.
Superintendent Eric J. Becoats of the Durham, North Carolina Public Schools, endorses the national study commissioned by the National Institute of Justice that shows that school resource officers using the GREAT Program succeed in fostering a supportive atmosphere that teaches a sense of trust and personal responsibility.