In Missouri, a non-sworn security officer in the St. Louis County schools was arrested and charged with assault for violating school district policy when he used a Taser on an unarmed middle-school student. School district policy of the Normandy Schools…
Tag: Michigan
Safety Law News for April 19, 2018
In Ohio, school officials will have to notify parents of children who are absent-without-excuse within two hours of the start of each school day under Senate Bill 82. The legislation is known as the Alianna Alert, was named in memory…
Safety Law News for January 3, 2018
In Arizona, human trafficking of children is increasing rapidly. The Arizona Human Trafficking Council says that online devices, games, and applications are the gateway to human trafficking. The Council has instituted several programs to protect child victims from exploitation, including…
Safety Law News for December 6, 2017
In Pennsylvania, the governor announced the award of $5 million in Safe Schools Initiative Targeted Grants to nearly 140 schools, police departments, and municipalities across the state. The $5 million is mostly split between two pots, one directed at equipment and…
Safety Law News for November 10, 2017
In North Dakota school resource officers from Fargo schools talk about what they see happening at school and what they do about it. In Michigan, the Senate approved legislation that will allow people with additional training to carry concealed weapons…
Safety Law News for December 20, 2016
In Michigan, the Michigan Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court ruling allowing Ann Arbor Public Schools to enact a district-wide gun ban. The “weapons-free school zone” policy is in conflict with state open carry gun laws. [Michigan Gun…
School Safety News for December 16, 2016
In Michigan, the legislature placed on the desk of the Governor legislation that would require school officials to consider certain factors before expelling or suspending a student under softer “zero-tolerance” laws and to limit the use of restraint and seclusion…
Safety Law News for January 26, 2016
In South Carolina, proposed legislation would create “School Protection Officers,” who would be teachers, administrators or any other school employees who would be allowed to carry guns or pepper spray at school. [House Bill 4716] In Utah, officials launched the…
Safety Law News for January 22, 2016
In Michigan, officials in the Grand Rapids Public Schools turn down a $1 million grant in implement a school resource officer program. Parents and other community leaders said they weren’t comfortable having police officers inside the schools after national incidents…
Safety Law News For October 16, 2015
In Nevada, data released by the department of education today revealed that new school policies have increased graduation rates and reduced truancy and school discipline. However, bullying incidents were up significantly from the previous year. In Texas, schools in the…