Tag: District of Columbia

Safety Law News for September 22, 2023

— In the District of Columbia, the United States District Court held that parents of a student “have not met their burden to show that there are triable claims under Title IX” arising out of a sexual assault by a…

Safety Law News for July 13, 2018

In Connecticut, officials in North Haven are expanding the school resource officer program immediately.  The decision comes after hundreds of residents overwhelmingly voted at town meeting to approve an ordinance that would assign an SRO to each building.   In…

Safety Law News for August 4, 2017

In a national study on safe schools, each state was ranked based on numerous factors.  The states with the lowest percentage of injured and threatened students were Massachusetts, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Oklahoma.  The jurisdictions with the lowest incidence…

Safety Law News for 12/17/12

•  Drug detection dogs that have routinely been used in Michigan high schools are being brought into middle schools by administrators who say they want to send a message to the younger students. • District of Columbia schools are being…