In New York, data provided by the NYPD data contradict Mayor de Blasio’s repeated assertions that city schools are safe. Over 1,750 weapons have been recovered in the past 10 months — up 26 percent over last year. In Kentucky,…
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Safety Law News for May 24, 2016
In Wisconsin, the city of Shawano has passed an ordinance allowing police to fine parents if their child doesn’t stop their bullying behavior after a 90-day warning. The law compliments current Shawano School District policies that prohibit cyber-bullying. In Tennessee,…
Safety Law News for May 19, 2016
In South Carolina, two high school administrators are being investigated after an incident report revealed that school resource officers were never called to assist in a search for a gun inside a student’s car at the school. In Pennsylvania, the…
Safety Law News for May 17, 2016
In Texas, the Irving Police Department has joined the Dallas Police Department to placed body cameras on its school resource officers. The data from the camera footage will be stored online. In Virginia, a pilot program in Roanoke schools will…
Safety Law News for April 26, 2016
In Colorado, the Douglas County School District plans to arm its security staff with 10 semiautomatic rifles designed to provide a high-powered defense in the event of a shooting or other violent incident. In Illinois, the Community Consolidated Elementary District…
Safety Law News for April 15, 2016
In South Carolina, school resource officers in North Charleston schools serve as a primary source of reports and referrals to local child care agencies. In Mississippi, a new study reports teachers perceive a difference in the safety of the school…
Safety Law News for April 11, 2016
In California, a state appellate court ruled that the warrantless search of student’s cell phone by school officials following an incident in which a firearm was discovered on campus was valid. [In re Rafael C.] In North Carolina, an appellate…
Safety Law News for April 5, 2016
In Florida, a state appellate court ruled that a student, who was suspended, had no legitimate business on campus and violated statute governing trespass on school grounds when he went back into the school. [MM v. State] In North Carolina,…
Safety Law News for April 1, 2016
In Tennessee, schools in Alcoa, Maryville and Blount County are keeping a stock of the lifesaving anti-overdose drug Naloxone. School resource officers and nurses have received training. In Illinois, House Bill 5617 has been introduced. If enacted into law it…
Safety Law News for March 29, 2016
In Minnesota, a Minnesota company has invented a handgun that folds up to look just like a smartphone. In locked position, the .380-caliber plastic pistol with a metal core can be discreetly slipped into pockets, like a real phone. In…