Wichita, Kansas student arrested after SRO finds gun in school locker. Forest Lake, MN school district expands anti-bullying program to high schools after K-9 program instituted six years ago yields positive results. Parents and students demand better school safety after…
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Safety Law News for 8/20/12
• Nebraska Youth Risk Behavior Survey shows Nebraska high school students are engaging is less risky behavior. • New York parents of filed a federal lawsuit against a school district, alleging educators did not take adequate steps to protect their…
Safety Law News for 7/24/12
After two student suicides, Florida educators say that they stop bullying in its earliest stages, while families suggest that the schools are actually rife with peer-on-peer harassment. A 17-year-old student says in a formal letter that the day before canine drug…
School Safety Law News for 5/25/12
A student was disciplined for a “death list,” in which he named people who would die by driving off Mount Rushmore and by being run over by a moose. He called it a joke between classmates, but Massachusetts educators suspended…
School Safety Law News for 5/11/12
After three students posted on a “Scumbag Teachers” Tumblr page, San Francisco Unified suspended the students and banned them from graduation and prom. The school overturned its disciplinary decisions after attorneys got involved. Trained drug dogs visit Minnesota high schools…
School Safety Law News for 4/30/12
A Texas student was arrested after rumors spread that he had a gun in his waistband, even though police found no weapon on him. The student refused to cooperate when questioned, and now faces a misdemeanor charge and a third…
Bullying and Anonymous Tips: Students Texting to Educators as First Alert
McLean Co., KY: McLean Co Schools now using texting to report bullying Via 14wfie.com Educators are implementing a new kind of anonymous tip line that allows students to send text messages about any issue without giving their names. The approach…