A growing number of cities in Connecticut are choosing to eliminate the once popular Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program, redirecting DARE funds into a full-time school resource officer. A federal judge has ruled a jury must decide whether an Allentown,…
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Safety Law News for 5/27/14
The Florida Court of Appeals has upheld a jury verdict that found a school board negligent for failing to discipline a student with an extensive disciplinary history. [Duval County School Bd. v. Buchanan ex rel. Cox] The U.S. Department of Justice…
Safety Law News for 12/2/13
Even though a sought-after federal grant fell through, the City of Minot, North Dakota and Minot Public Schools will form a partnership to provide resource officers in the schools. Minot is the only major North Dakota that does not have…
Safety Law News for 7/22/13
The Columbia Board of Education has voted against a measure that would have allowed two school officials to carry guns on campus. Instead, the Board would prefer resource officers. A school resource officer will be working at every one of…
Safety Law News for 8/10/12
Marty Wilson, a Kentucky policeman who was honored as his state’s DARE officer of the year, describes how he mentors students away from drug abuse. People in Palm Beach County, Florida want to join Facebook and Twitter—and this is the…