In North Carolina, the Durham school board is considering changing rules for sharing information with law enforcement officers to avoid deportations of students who may be in the country illegally. In Maryland, the sexual assault in Rockville of a 14-year-old…
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Safety Law News for March 30, 2017
In North Dakota, the Senate rejected a proposal that would allow trained staff members to carry concealed firearms in schools. In Missouri, educators and police are discussing a more proactive approach to combat the escalating number of threats against campuses…
Safety Law News for March 24, 2017
In Minnesota, Ramsey County officials continue to wrestle with its efforts to implement a restorative justice policy in the schools. A task force convened to study school safety and issued a report with two conflicting trends. Students of color continue…
Safety Law News for March 14, 2017
In California, the California Court of Appeal ruled that new state law allows juvenile courts to seal all juvenile court records, including school records, when the child completes a diversion program. The new restorative justice policy, [Welfare and Institutions Code…
Safety Law News for March 9, 2017
In Alabama, the Colbert County Schools Superintendent is working with the sheriff to get school resource officers in the schools. “It’s imperative that we move quickly and swiftly to get these resource officers in place so that our kids as…
Safety Law News for March 3, 2017
In Idaho, the Mountain View School Board in Grangeville have approved a new policy that allows trained teachers and staff members to carry guns. Officials explained that they need to arm teachers because they are unable to afford school resource…
Safety Law News for February 28, 2017
In Indiana, the Concord Community School have voted to hire its own full-time school resource officers by the end of the 2016 school year. In Missouri, the Union School District has teamed up with the Union Police Department and Franklin…
Safety Law News for February 16, 2017
In Minnesota, educators in the St. Cloud and Sauk Rapids-Rice school districts have put additional resources on identifying students who are disruptive by creating individual plans to help them and monitoring their mental health and social and emotional learning. Teachers have noticed…
Safety Law News for February 9, 2017
In Rhode Island, the House of Representatives has approved legislation on safety assessments for public school buildings. The proposed policy, HB 5016 sets firm time guidelines for school departments to complete their assessments in conjunction with local police, fire, and…
Safety Law News for February 6, 2017
In Minnesota, arresting students is a last resort in the St. Paul Public Schools. Students caught fighting or carrying small amounts of alcohol or marijuana are being sent home to their parents instead of the juvenile detention center. In Wisconsin,…