In Florida, the United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, held that the Palm Beach County School Board did not violate the rights of its employees by requiring all applicants for substitute teacher positions to submit to and pass a…
Author: Bernie James
Safety Law News for January 25, 2019
In New Mexico, the United States District Court upheld searches by school officials of an entire class after a student reported that someone stole $210. The court held that the pat down searches were “justified at its inception because Defendants…
Safety Law News for January 22, 2019
In South Carolina, legislation has been introduced that would add an additional 7% tax on all gun sales, to be used to hire school resource officers at every school in the state. House Bill 3109 would supply resource officers in…
Safety Law News for January 17, 2019
In Tennessee, the Carter County Sheriff’s Office will be the first law enforcement agency to use a new technology that detects when a deputy’s ballistic vest is shot or stabbed and sends an alert to the department. Every SRO has…
Safety Law News for January 15, 2019
In Congress, a bill, called the Promoting Resource Officers Together for Exceptionally Critical Targets with Key Investments in Districts and Schools Act, or “Protect Kids Act,” has been introduced. The legislation sets aside $250 million in matching grants to hire…
Safety Law News for January 10, 2019
In New York, a Long Island school district is negotiating an amendment to its SRO program to limit the role of school-based police officers. The goal is to prevent immigrant students from being detained and deported on questionable evidence of…
Safety Law News for December 19, 2018
In Washington D.C., the Federal Commission on School Safety released a comprehensive resource guide for school safety. In Washington State, the Washington Court of Appeals ruled that the search of a non-student’s backpack, due to the smell of marijuana…
Safety Law News for December 17, 2018
In Washington State, the Wenatchee School Board voted unanimously to return a police department-issued rifle to its school resource officer. The rifle was ordered removed earlier by the Superintendent. In Florida, the public safety commission investigating the Parkland shooting…
Safety Law News for December 12, 2018
In Congress, the House of Representatives has introduced H.R.7209 – “The School Resource Officer Act of 2018.” The bill would amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 and reauthorize the Department of Justice’s Community Oriented Policing…
Safety Law News for November 27, 2018
In Delaware, the Delaware State Education Association believes the number of incidents of violence against teachers is growing. According to the National Center for Education, public school teachers reporting being physically attacked by a student in 2015–16 topped all previous…