by Bernie James • • Comments Off on Safety Law News for 5/5/14
The Meramec Valley, Missouri School District is color-coding school halls with a map and placard system that enables first responders to identify hall colors from outside the building so they can quickly get to any problem spot.
Officials in Calgary, Alberta, Canada are implementing the “Youth Resource Officer Program.” The collaborative program brings teachers and police officers together in junior high schools with a curriculum that teaches lessons on staying safe, making good decisions, fostering healthy relationships, and promoting pro-social and positive behaviors.
School officials in Merced County, California report that the agreement with the sheriff’s department to provide a school resource officer for an elementary school is making an immediate, noticeable impact on campus.
In Rice County, Minnesota, officials in Northfield High School have implemented the “It Can Wait” campaign to the students and community with the goal of getting pledges to not text and drive. The junior and senior classes are competing to see who can get the most pledges to not text and drive. The school resource officer is leading the program.