In Congress, a bill, called the Promoting Resource Officers Together for Exceptionally Critical Targets with Key Investments in Districts and Schools Act, or “Protect Kids Act,” has been introduced. The legislation sets aside $250 million in matching grants to hire…
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Safety Law News for January 10, 2019
In New York, a Long Island school district is negotiating an amendment to its SRO program to limit the role of school-based police officers. The goal is to prevent immigrant students from being detained and deported on questionable evidence of…
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 September 11, 2018
In Florida, the legislature has refused to allow $58 million that was allocated to train school staff to act as armed guardians to be used instead to hire more campus police officers. Most school districts in Florida made it clear…
Safety Law News for September 7, 2018
In Massachusetts, a model memorandum of understanding governing the role of school resource officers in Massachusetts schools was released by the Massachusetts Attorney General, the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and…
Safety Law News for August 30, 2018
In Washington State, the Governor and the state superintendent issue statements declaring their opposition to a proposal by the U.S. Department of Education to arm teachers. In Florida, residents of Lake County approved a special school safety tax. The…
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 August 14, 2018
In North Dakota, Bismarck Public Schools and the Bismarck Police Department are seeking funding in the city’s 2019 budget for equipment that includes AR-15 rifles, gun safes, bulletproof vests, and medical kits for school resource officers. In New York,…
Safety Law News August 9, 2018
In Ohio, officials in the Lima City Schools announced Wednesday the implementation of a K-9 program during the upcoming school year. The dogs will be used to find narcotics and gunpowder in the schools and they’ll also act as therapy…
Safety Law News for July 27, 2018
In Florida, officials with the Marion County Public Schools approved a new policy to nearly triple the number of school resource officers. The district plans to place 56 school resource officers on campus beginning this fall. That’s up from 18 officers last…