— In Florida, the District Court of Appeal reversed the refusal of the Circuit Court to issue a Risk Protection Order against a student who was caught on campus with a Glock 42 .380 caliber handgun, a loaded magazine, and…
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Safety Law News for February 4, 2022
— In Indiana, the Court of Appeals of Indiana reversed a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit brought by parents of a elementary school child who was mistakenly told to walk home from school rather than ride the school bus…
Safety Law News for January 28, 2020
• In Kentucky, a bill filed in the current legislative session would require all school resource officers to carry firearms. The proposal, Senate Bill 8, amends Senate Bill 1 which did not specify whether or not resource officers had to…
Safety Law News for November 6, 2018
In Pennsylvania, the Tamaqua Area School Board unanimously approved a policy that would allow teachers, administrators and other staff to carry a firearm in school. Tamaqua has never had a uniformed officer. School officials believe arming staff is a better…
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 October 18, 2017
In Kentucky, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky ruled that the handcuffing of two small children was an unconstitutional seizure and excessive force. The court also found, as a matter of law, that Kenton County…
Safety Law News for January 24, 2017
In North Carolina, The North Carolina Teacher Working Conditions survey is an anonymous statewide survey to assess conditions at schools. Its 2016 results show that 86% of teachers surveyed reported that their schools were a good place to work. 92.5%…
Safety Law News for August 25, 2015
In Indiana, the proposed budget for school safety programs has been cut. The program, designed to help Indiana school districts hire police officers and buy safety equipment, will have less than half the amount of money than when it was…
Safety Law News for July 28, 2015
In Alabama, Decatur County school resource officers will soon be equipped with tasers, in addition to their firearms. The school board voted 4 to 2 in favor of the new equipment. The Superior Court of the Virgin Islands has applied…
Safety Law News for June 11, 2015
In Idaho, the Garden Valley School District has purchased firearms and trained a handful of staff to use them in an emergency. The rural district is at least 45 minutes away from any aid by law enforcement. In Wyoming, the…