Tag: U.S. Justice Department

Safety Law News for October 12, 2016

In Rhode Island, officials in Portsmouth received a $250,000 grant from the U.S. Justice Department for school resource officers.  The funds will go toward two school resource officers. In Indiana, an incident in the Bartholomew Consolidated School district is being…

Safety Law News for 11/11/14

In Massachusetts, new law requires every chief of police, in consultation with the superintendent, to assign at least one school resource officer to serve the school district.  The roadblock for many cash-strapped local police departments and school districts in implementing…

Safety Law News for 2/25/14

Delaware Attorney General releases report on school compliance with new anti-bullying reporting laws.  Under the law, schools are required to report incidents to parents. The Jackson, New Jersey township police department has reinstated the school resource officer program in conjunction…

Safety Law News for 2/7/14

Scotland County, North Carolina officials have agreed to provide school resource officers at every elementary school in the district. Municipal officials in Jackson, New Jersey have taken a step toward reinstating the school resource officer program after unanimously approving a…

Safety Law News for 10/18/13

A growing number of schools are opting out of the implementation of Texas law HB 1009 that authorizes school districts to designate a trained staff member to act as a school marshal, authorized to carry a concealed handgun to respond…