In North Carolina, the Brunswick County school board has voted unanimously to add naloxone to the schools’ emergency kits as a precautionary measure. Naloxone can reverse the effects of an overdose of opioids such as heroin or painkillers. In Georgia,…
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Safety Law News for April 11, 2016
In California, a state appellate court ruled that the warrantless search of student’s cell phone by school officials following an incident in which a firearm was discovered on campus was valid. [In re Rafael C.] In North Carolina, an appellate…
Safety Law News for April 5, 2016
In Florida, a state appellate court ruled that a student, who was suspended, had no legitimate business on campus and violated statute governing trespass on school grounds when he went back into the school. [MM v. State] In North Carolina,…
Safety Law News for March 23, 2016
In Utah, police in Salt Lake City settle a lawsuit over “gang-profiling” on public school campuses. In Tennessee, the House of Representatives approved and moved along legislation allowing teachers and staff to carry guns at school for self-defense. In North…
Safety Law News for February 19, 2016
In Wyoming, legislation has been introduced that would restrict school districts’ access to student data, particularly online social media accounts or emails. If enacted, the law would prohibit school or district employees from compelling a student to provide their username…
Safety Law News for January 4, 2016
In Illinois, a new law requires student teacher applicants to submit to a finger print analysis. All school districts must verify that a new teacher is not on the sex offender, child murderer or violent offender against youth registries. [SB…
Safety Law News for December 8, 2015
In Indiana, school officials in Muncie are moving away from zero tolerance policies with a new discipline policy that combines elements of restorative justice with mandated suspensions. New Jersey school districts are improving social media safety by taking a proactive…
Safety Law News for November 3, 2015
In Maryland, Montgomery County becomes one of the first jurisdictions in the state to outfit school resource officers with body cameras. Nationally, the video of a school resource officer pulling a female student out of her desk at Spring Valley…
Safety Law News for October 20, 2015
In North Carolina, the New Hanover County Commissioners unanimously approved a multi-agency agreement designed to reduce the number of students whose behavior problems in school lead to criminal charges. The agreement lays out a number of options for school resource…
Safety Law News for October 9, 2015
In Alabama, Calhoun County Schools now use dogs to find guns and drugs on campus. There were four drug arrests the first week the dogs were used, with some students turning themselves in. In North Carolina, officials in New Hanover…