Tag: Kentucky

Safety Law News for January 15, 2020

• In Kentucky, the legislature has introduced a bill that would require school resource officers in Kentucky to carry guns.  Senate Bill 8 would require that all schools have at least one armed SRO and one mental health counselor for…

Safety Law News for November 1, 2019

• In Kentucky, the Jefferson County Board of Education will vote soon on a proposal that would eliminate the school resource officer program, replacing it with an in-house security team consisting of 48 officers. The new officers would report directly…

Safety Law News for September 12, 2019

• In New York, the New York Commissioner of Education is implementing a new policy that is designed to prevent school resource officers from detaining or questioning students for the purpose of determining their immigration status. • In Illinois, all…

Safety Law News for April 2nd, 2019

• In Illinois, the Illinois House passed a proposal for more campus safety resources and personnel.  HB 3244 would allow school districts to impose a tax to be used exclusively for school resource officers and mental health professionals. • In…

Safety Law News for March 5, 2019

• In Florida, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office is offering to move around funds from the County budget to reduce the financial burden of the school resource officer program on the school board.  Last year, the school board announced its…

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 June 7, 2018

In Texas, educators and law enforcement officials in Williamson County have co-signed a public letter calling for an in-house police department for the Round Rock ISD.  The current estimate for establishing the school district police department is $1.08 million for…

Safety Law News for June 5, 2018

In Kentucky, the Warren County Superintendent is asking the board of education to implement the recommendations of the Regional Safety Task Force.   The task force recommends the expansion of the school resource officer program and mental health services and the…

Safety Law News for January 25, 2018

In California, the Court of Appeal held that for purposes of Fourth Amendment analysis, “school officials,” include police officers who are assigned to high schools as resource officers as well as the backup officers who are called to assist them.…

Safety Law News for December 13, 2017

In California, the Vallejo school board agreed to a contract with the City of Vallejo to extend and expand the school resource officer program.  The educators stated that the district has been happy with the performance of the SROs.  However,…