— In Florida, the District Court of Appeal of Florida, denied the appeal by one of the unarmed campus monitors on duty February 14, 2018 at the Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The officer claimed he was…
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Safety Law News for July 14, 2020
— In Kentucky, the United States District Court ruled that school police had probable cause to arrest a parent for terroristic threatening in the second degree. The parent, in anger, told a school administrator, “[i]f you let bullies run your…
Safety Law News for July 10, 2020
— In Arizona, the Phoenix Union Governing Board announced it will modify its Intergovernmental Agreement with Phoenix Police for School Resource Officers for the 2020-2021 academic year. They will use off-duty officers, when needed, to assist with required law enforcement…
Safety Law News for July 7, 2020
— In Ohio, the Columbus Police Chief will not renew the school resource program after the end of the contract with the Columbus City Schools. The three-year contract expired on June 30. The decision is proactive in light of a…
Safety Law News for June 30th, 2020
— In Illinois, the Chicago Board of Education rejected a motion to remove Chicago police officers from the schools. The district also implemented a formal complaint process. Complaints against SROs will go to the Civilian Office of Police Accountability, which…
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 June 23, 2020
— In Massachusetts and Washington State, school officials are coming out against recommendations to cancel the school resource officer program. The educators say, “our school resource officers are just that—a wonderful resource to our students and our staff. They make connections…
Safety Law News for June 19, 2020
— In Alaska, the superintendent of the Anchorage School District plans to maintain its school resource officer program. School officials believe that the police officers develop a professional but human connection with both the students and staff, connections which are…
Safety Law News for June 17, 2020
— In Florida, the Osceola County School Board renewed its SRO program with the Kissimmee Police Department, St. Cloud Police Department and the Osceola County School Board for School Resource Officers. The cost to the school district is roughly $3…
Safety Law News for June 9th, 2020
— In Wisconsin, the teachers union for the Madison Metropolitan School District is calling for school resource officers to be removed from schools. The union released a statement that represents “a shift in our previous position regarding SROs.” The new…