In Georgia, the United States District Court dismissed a discrimination lawsuit brought by a student who, after being suspended for fighting in school, was handcuffed and restrained by a school resource officer after refusing to remain in the administrative office…
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Safety Law News for June 26, 2020
— In New York, the Syracuse City School District is discussing police reform. Police Chief Kenton Buckner has said he’d like to remove police from schools. Mayor Ben Walsh is open to the idea. — In Colorado, officials in the…
Safety Law News for May 8th, 2019
• In Vermont, the Supreme Court ruled that educators were not liable after a student committed suicide as a result of being assaulted by his teammates on the school football team. The court held that schools owe students a duty…
Safety Law News for May 4, 2018
In Vermont, the Vermont Supreme Court ruled that the actions of a high school student, who was charged with plotting to shoot up the high school, did not meet the legal definition of an “attempt” under Vermont law. The student…
Safety Law News for August 23, 2016
In North Carolina, the Brunswick County school board has voted unanimously to add naloxone to the schools’ emergency kits as a precautionary measure. Naloxone can reverse the effects of an overdose of opioids such as heroin or painkillers. In Georgia,…
Safety Law News for 11/6/13
Fremont County, Wyoming Board of Cooperative Education Services is providing leadership for a partnership between local agencies to improve cooperation, training, and crisis planning to improve the safety of students and security in area schools. Sequim, Washington’s four schools will…