In North Carolina, The North Carolina Teacher Working Conditions survey is an anonymous statewide survey to assess conditions at schools. Its 2016 results show that 86% of teachers surveyed reported that their schools were a good place to work. 92.5%…
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Safety Law News for January 18, 2017
In Rhode Island, the Pawtucket School and Police Departments have signed a new school safety interagency agreement. Under the agreement, the principal will remain the primary administrator and disciplinarian and will not rely on the school resource officer for enforcement…
Safety Law News for November 9, 2016
In Arkansas, officials in the Little Rock School District have made the decision to pull all officers from its elementary schools. In its place is a new mobile security system that allows officers to drive to multiple schools to do…
Safety Law News for October 5, 2016
In Mississippi, school resource officers in Picayune are implementing a new program, “The Voice,” to reduce bullying by making students accountable to each other. In Kentucky, Jefferson County Public Schools are implementing a program in which teachers ride along with School…
Safety Law News for September 21, 2016
In Missouri, school officials and police in St. Joseph attribute the significant decline in crime referrals to the presence of well-trained school resource officers. During 2015, referrals dropped by over 60 percent to nearly 449 cases. In Pennsylvania, an Allegheny…
Safety Law News for September 13, 2016
In Washington D.C., the Department of Education and the Department of Justice published recommendations on the use of police in schools. In New York City, school officials have confiscated far more weapons from students than they are reporting. In New…
Safety Law News for September 6, 2016
In Arizona, officials in Pima County are looking for policy solutions to the truancy epidemic. One-fifth of Tucson-area juveniles are chronically truant. In New Jersey, the Elmwood Park Board of Education is implementing a shared service plan with the Elmwood…
Safety Law News for July 26, 2016
In Indiana, a Decatur County Community Schools official praised the impact police officers working in schools have had on students and said the presence of officers has changed the environment in positive ways. In Illinois, Kane County educators are demanding…
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…