The percentage of American parents who fear for their child’s physical safety in school is at 27% according to a new Gallup Poll on school safety. In Hillsborough County, Florida, the school district has implemented a new school security plan.…
Author: Bernie James
Safety Law News for 8/18/14
A staffing shortage of 18 officers at the Fargo, North Dakota Police Department means school resource officers are going to be pulled out of schools and placed back into squad cars. The Police Department and Fargo Public Schools are collaborating…
Safety Law News for 8/14/14
Students in Jackson County, Alabama return to classes without a School Resource Officer Program. Officials are working hard to bring deputies back to the schools after grant funds dried up and the money ran out. The Santa Maria, California Police…
Safety Law News for 8/7/14
Huntsville, Alabama police are implementing a “Zero Tolerance” policy for enforcing traffic laws in both public and private school zones, especially at the beginning and ending of the school day. The State of Florida allocates safe school funds by looking…
Safety Law News for 8/1/14
The Dardanelle, Arkansas Board of Education terminated its school resource officer program with the Dardanelle Police Department in favor of partnering with the Yell County Sheriff’s Office for the upcoming school year. The main reason for the switch was because…
Safety Law News for 7/28/14
The Board of Education of the San Francisco Unified School District has approved a memorandum of understanding with city police that identifies procedures for school resource officers to respond to campus incidents. The agreement increases communication among students, families, school…
Safety Law News for 7/23/14
New York State Senator Patrick Gallivan, has taken direct action to put school resource officers in all schools in the state’s 59th Senate District. The New York budget has allocated nearly $2 million to implement a program developed by Gallivan…
Safety Law News for 7/18/14
Champaign, Illinois announces its “proven track record” of keeping schools safe — with the statistics to prove it. The school superintendent is convinced and therefore, will recommend that the school board renew the SRO program. In Marshfield, Massachusetts, a citizens…
Safety Law News for 7/11/14
A state legislature joint committee in Arizona approved funding for 118 school safety resource officers on campuses around the state. The School Safety Program Oversight Committee agreed to spend nearly $12 million on the program for the upcoming school year.…
Safety Law News for 7/7/14
The New York Court of Appeals has invalidated a cyberbullying law that punished any form of electronic communication – including any off-campus activities that “foreseeably create a risk of substantial disruption within the school environment, where it is foreseeable that the conduct,…