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Safety Law News for February 20, 2015

by Bernie James • February 20, 2015

In North Carolina, an annual study consistently finds that wealthier counties are able to spend more on the needs of schools because of the manner in which the state distributes funding. The study concludes that students living in poorer counties will have lower levels of investment in their schools than students living in the wealthier counties.

In Oklahoma, Tulsa Public Schools will start a new proactive initiative in elementary and middle schools using D.A.R.E. and G.R.E.A.T. strategies to educate Tulsa’s children in drug abuse, gang resistance and life skills.

In Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto announced policy recommendations from the Education Task Force aimed at strengthening collaboration between the city and Pittsburgh Public Schools.

In Montana, a judge grants a motion for a restraining order brought by concerned parents. The court order prevents a student from attending a local high school, citing the teen’s history of bringing guns to school.

Safety Law News for February 17, 2015

by Bernie James • February 17, 2015

Five of Idaho’s universities and community colleges have spent more than $1.5 million to beef up security after the law allowing concealed weapons on campuses was approved, and the schools expect total costs to top $3.7 million for the year.

In Charleston, West Virginia, a high school principal has been suspended and charged with a crime for failing to notify police immediately to report an alleged sexual assault at his school.

In Virginia, an Isle of Wight school resource officer has been charged with sexual battery and indecent liberties with a minor after a high school student complained he touched her inappropriately.

In Kentucky, a Louisville school resource officer is arrested after detectives say surveillance cameras caught him punching a teen at school and placing another in a choke-hold.

Safety Law News for February 10, 2015

by Bernie James • February 10, 2015

In Arizona, a recent study found that more than 80 percent of playgrounds in Tucson’s largest school district have dangerous conditions. This comes after the school district’s settlement offer to pay $175,000 to the family of a student injured at school, as well as another pending case involving a traumatic brain injury from another a playground accident.

In Maine, the records of school bus inspections by the state show that from 65% to 90% of the buses failed the safety inspection. The Maine Department of Education plans to replace about a hundred buses this year.

In Michigan, the Michigan school safety initiative OK2SAY! received more than 400 tips in its first semester of operation. OK2SAY! allows student to use phone, text, web, and email to submit confidential reports of possible threats to students, teachers and other school staff. 163 of the tips involved bullying and cyberbullying.

In Wyoming, legislation that would allow people with concealed-gun permits to carry firearms into public schools won easy approval from the Wyoming House of Representatives. If enacted, Wyoming would join seven other states (Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Mississippi, Oregon, Utah and Wisconsin) that allow individuals with concealed-carry licenses to bring their weapons onto school property.

Safety Law News for February 3, 2015

by Bernie James • February 3, 2015

In Houston, Texas, students at Jack Yates Senior High School say their campus is not safe and felt compelled to do something. So they staged a walkout to emphasize their request for two additional police officers on the campus.

In Maryland, a Baltimore County legislator, is hoping his bill to put an armed officer in every public school will prevent a shooting like the ones at Columbine or Sandy Hook.

In Indiana, the South Bend school board’s safety committee recommended that the practice of student ticketing continue. The biggest disruption in the schools is physical violence. This recommendation affirms an earlier conclusion reached by the committee that the citations are an effective deterrent.

The U.S. Department of Education has released a new guide for educators on ways to identify and help prevent child trafficking in schools. The guide includes information about risk factors, recruitment, and how to identify trafficking.

Safety Law for January 27, 2015

by Bernie James • January 27, 2015

In Colorado, one year after the legalization of marijuana, the number of marijuana-related arrests in Denver public schools has grown by 6 percent.

Washington, D.C.-area public school districts utilize more than 30,000 surveillance cameras inside school buildings to monitor school safety.

McDowell County, North Carolina school resource officers have created a new program to educate elementary school students on how to handle the problems that plague youngsters in today’s society. The program is called TIM – Teaching students lifesaving lessons, Improving their quality of life, and Maintaining a safe learning environment.

In Virginia, Isle of Wight County officials are in disagreement over the rules for school resource officers wearing body-mounted cameras on school grounds. School officials wrongly interpret the use of cameras to implicate the federal privacy law FERPA. The USDOE has repeatedly made it clear that images of students captured on video devices that are maintained by the school’s law enforcement unit are not considered education records under FERPA.

Safety Law News for January 22, 2015

by Bernie James • January 22, 2015

The Snohomish, Washington School District has revised its school safety plan after the fatal shootings last year. It has developed close relationships with police, fire, and health agencies, as well as local FEMA around seven (7) key safety strategies.

$45 million dollars has been received by the officials of Newtown, Connecticut after the Sandy Hook rampage. A report has been issued on how the money is being spent.

After a 14-year-old girl was knocked unconscious and sexually assaulted on her walk to school, the mayor of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania asked the school board to reinstate the school resource officers program. But school board members have said that they are not ready to commit its financial resources to the program.

The New Jersey State Department of Education has released the Violence, Vandalism and Substance Abuse in the Schools Report for the 2013 to 2014 school year.

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