Tag: police

Safety Law News for 10/7/13

Officials in Ohio with the Nelsonville-York City School District are determined to have a school resource officer, but school board members have decided to drop the proposed contract with the Athens County Sheriff’s office and to arrange for an SRO…

Safety Law News for 10/2/13

Police in Gainesville, Georgia, are asking the school board to accept a proposal that would allow school resource officers to store assault rifles in the schools while on duty.  A school resource officer is forced to resign after incorrectly believing…

Safety Law News for 8/12/13

The Cumberland County, Tennessee Board of Education approved its 2013-’14 budget that included funding for the first year of a School Resource Officer program. Missouri Governor Jay Nixon signed into law a bill permitting schools in Missouri to commission local…

Safety Law News for 4/24/13

• Farmington, New Mexico community debates policy on when parents have the right to know details of incidents that place students at risk. • The Board of Supervisors for Plainfield Township, Pennsylvania have implemented a controversial policy calling for all…

Safety Law News for 2/18/13

Mental health experts come out against  school resource officers in schools. Richmond, Rhode Island school officials and students openly support school resource officer.  Students say they are not intimidated. Officials say SRO strikes balance between authority and compassion. Wyoming legislature…