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Safety Law News for 1/24/14

by Bernie James • January 24, 2014

Marijuana problems in Colorado schools increase with legalization. More students and younger kids are bringing marijuana to schools.

Officials in Kennebunk, Maine consider their school resource officers to be “more than a police presence in our schools.”

Indiana State Attorney General Greg Zoeller wants more funding for school resource officers.

Officials in Irvine, California and Fall River, Massachusetts are bucking the trend of reducing budgets and reducing the number of officers dedicated to serving schools. Irvine officials are adding an additional school resource officer this year to serve Irvine Unified School District’s middle schools. Fall River officials are adding ten new school resource officers.

Safety Law News for 1/16/14

by Bernie James • January 16, 2014

Topeka, Kansas police interrupt a plan by a 17-year old student to shoot two law enforcement officers and two administrators at Topeka West High School.

A Florida appellate court decision upholds the search of the book bag by a school official based upon an anonymous tip. The court ruled that the level of reliability required to justify a search is lower when the tip concerns possession by a student of a firearm in a public school classroom. [K.P. v. State].

In Texas, the passage of Senate Bill 393 that restricts school police officers from issuing Class C misdemeanors for fighting, trespassing and having drug paraphernalia is changing the role of school resource officer.

Indiana Supreme Court upholds use of Taser by school resource officer against student whose conviction for resisting law enforcement, as a Class A misdemeanor, and disorderly conduct, a Class B misdemeanor were upheld. [Walker v. State].

Safety Law News for 1/13/14

by Bernie James • January 13, 2014

A new national study released by Brown University reveals that large numbers of students are still being seriously hurt while on school grounds. Each year more than 90,000 school children suffer “intentional” injuries severe enough to land them in the emergency room.

Educators in western New York State share their views on collaborative school safety: “the school resource officer position … provide an important role in having our students realize and make a connection between law enforcement and life outside of school. They play many different roles in our middle/high school building, including a huge part of the educational piece.”

The Cumberland County, Tennessee Board of Education voted unanimously Thursday to move forward with a School Resource Officer program in its schools, in cooperation with the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department.

The United States District Court in Tennessee has ruled that school officials may not regulate off-campus online speech by students when the student’s speech has no connection to the school whatever other than the fact that both the speaker and the targeted victim of the speech studied there. Nixon v. Hardin County Bd. of Education.

Safety Law News for 1/9/14

by Bernie James • January 9, 2014

The Gainesville, Georgia school board has approved a policy allowing some resource officers to carry long-range rifles in each of the city’s high schools and middle schools.

Berkeley County, South Carolina schools conduct audit of school safety after officials in Colorado says the school shooting that took place there last month could have been much worse if a school resource officer had not been able to approach the student about 80 seconds after the shooting began.

Herkimer County, New York students report feeling safe in school in a recent survey. School officials attribute the result to improved implementation of safety policies.

The United States District Court in Tennessee has ruled that school officials may not regulate off-campus online speech by students when the student’s speech has no connection to the school whatever other than the fact that both the speaker and the targeted victim of the speech studied there. Nixon v. Hardin County Bd. of Education.

Safety Law News for 12/19/13

by Bernie James • December 19, 2013

Asked in a survey by the New York State School Boards Association to identify the single most effective security measure in making schools safer, 47 percent of superintendents said that a security presence in the form of school resource officers, security guards, or a stepped-up random police presence would be the most effective.

Pocatello, Idaho High School Principal says having resource officers in the schools makes a big difference in the atmosphere and attitude of the students.

Buckeye Firearms Foundation recently surveyed Ohio educators and discovered that at least 20 different school districts in Ohio have authorized individuals to carry firearms in schools.

The Wisconsin Court of Appeals rules that a student’s statements to police officers during an in-school interview were admissible because he was not in custody and his statements were voluntary. It emphasized that the student was informed he was free to leave twice.

Safety Law News for 12/13/13

by Bernie James • December 13, 2013

A report by the Pennsylvania House Select Committee for School Safety concludes school safety could be improved if teachers wear wireless pendants so they can signal trouble, retired police officers are hired to screen visitors at entrances and students have access to more mental health services.

Several organizations in Texas are calling for tougher restrictions for the use of tasers and pepper spray in schools.

Students in Redding, Pennsylvania are beginning to assist educators in keeping school safe by alerting officials to ‘questionable’ Internet posts.

The Broward, Florida school district has allowed police officers to live rent-free on some school campuses since the 1980s as a way to provide after-hours safety. Critics say the program needs to be shut down.

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