The Missouri legislature voted to override Gov. Nixon’s veto of a law that would allow school districts to designate teachers or administrators to have guns in school as school safety officers. But school administrators and superintendents are refusing to allow…
Tag: Colorado
Safety Law News for 10/6/14
There are broad variations of reform on the roles of school resource officers in America. Policy makers are looking for solutions that vary with the unique local issues in each jurisdiction. In Colorado, school resource officers, counselors, nurses, staff and…
Safety Law News for 7/2/14
Colorado officials report that marijuana is a significantly growing problem in schools, accounting for 32 percent of all expulsions. The Jackson-Madison County, Tennessee school system will have a full complement of resource officers next school year thanks to an agreement…
Safety Law News for 4/28/14
A school resource officer is credited in resolving an active shooter lockdown at the Jefferson County Learning Center in Alabama. Officials in Jackson County, Mississippi have reached an interagency agreement under which the school district will pay the salaries of…
Safety Law News for 3/17/14
The American Civil Liberties Union is calling on the Texas Education Agency to ban the use of Tasers by school resource officers. The FBI has opened an investigation about unreasonable use of force involving Tasers after a Cedar Creek, Texas…
Safety Law News for 3/11/14
The Colorado House Judiciary Committee defeated HB 14-1157 on a 7 – 4 party line vote. The legislation would authorize school boards to develop policies that would allow employees to carry a concealed weapons on school grounds, if they hold a valid…
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 1/9/14
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…
School Safety Law News for 8/7/13
• Fremont County, Colorado educators and law enforcement collaborated to create the Cañon City Junior Law Enforcement Academy. The Cañon City Police Department and School District held the one-week program for 13- 17-year-olds who might have an interest in going…
Safety Law News for 7/3/13
The Central Valley, New York School Board meets with area police chiefs to receive input on upcoming decision on whether or not to hire a school resource officer. The Benton, Illinois School District cannot afford to hire resource officers. As…