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Safety Law News for July 28, 2020

— In New York, the Supreme Court, Appellate Division refused to dismiss a lawsuit brought by parents whose kindergarten child was assaulted in the bathroom.   The court held that “schools are under a duty to adequately supervise the students…and will…

Safety Law News for November 1, 2018

In North Carolina, officials at the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction announced that it would require around $688 million more in state funding to hire enough additional nurses, social workers, counselors, psychologists and school resource officers to reach nationally…

Safety Law News for August 22, 2018

In Illinois, officials in DuPage County are concerned about the proximity of the St. John Vianney Villa in Naperville, located next door to the junior high. The church facility serves as a retirement home for 13 Catholic priests, including two…

Safety Law News for June 14, 2018

In Indiana, the Portage Township School Board approved a new school safety plan.  The plan will emphasize mental health counseling, monitoring of student electronic devices, expanding the bullying hotline, adoption of restorative justice principles, and replacing full-time police officers with…

Safety Law News for October 9, 2015

In Alabama, Calhoun County Schools now use dogs to find guns and drugs on campus. There were four drug arrests the first week the dogs were used, with some students turning themselves in. In North Carolina, officials in New Hanover…

Safety Law News for 11/21/13

The Logan City, Utah School District has approved a plan to cover more of the costs of resource officers in the schools.  The educators announced that, “We’re still getting a really, really good deal to have those officers.  It’s good…