• In North Carolina, the Boilings Springs Police Department is replacing the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office in the school resource officer program. School officials said that having local officers on campus, familiar with the community, was making a real difference.…
Tag: Ohio
Safety Law News for November 8, 2018
In Wisconsin, officials in Racine sent a letter to parents and guardians to warn about the severe repercussions of directing threats about the schools on social media. The letter promises to investigate any ominous messages thoroughly and describes the range…
Safety Law News for October 16th
In Georgia, the Georgia Court of Appeals held that a student, who was called by the school principal to the principal’s office, was not in “custody” when he admitted to choking student, and thus, a police officer was not required…
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 August 7, 2018
In Ohio, House Bill 318 has become law. The new law defines and codify the role and requirements of school resource officers in Ohio. The law requires at least forty hours of school resource officer training by either NASRO (National…
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…
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 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 March 2, 2018
In Florida, the Hernando County school board voted to add additional officers at schools in response to the Parkland tragedy. Only 13 of their 23 schools had school resource officers. The policy is effective immediately. The officers will be in…
Safety Law News for January 31, 2018
In Florida, the Florida District Court of Appeal applied the exigent circumstances exception to affirm the conviction of a shooter who seriously injured a student by firing several bullets towards a bus stop near an elementary school. Evidence used in…