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Safety Law News for 11/15/13

by Bernie James • November 15, 2013

Students and parents in Hackensack, New Jersey call for a financial agreement that would allow a school resource officer program to be reinstated in their school district.

A new text messaging system was created in schools in Henry County, Virginia to give students in a quick way to connect to the Sheriff’s Office and report criminal behavior. All they have to do is text or email what they see.

Parents packed the board room recently in DuBois, Pennsylvania, urging school officials to reverse their decision to discontinue the School Resource Officer program at the middle and high schools. The Superintendent is considering hiring six retired state police officers.

By almost a 2-to-1 ratio, Columbus, Ohio voters want an armed police officer in their school. A new poll shows support for gun-carrying police across geographic, racial, gender and age boundaries, regardless of whether those answering have a child in Columbus schools.

Safety Law News for 11/11/13

by Bernie James • November 11, 2013

The Colleton County, South Carolina Board of Education voted Tuesday to reinstate full funding to the school district’s crew of student resource officers (SRO’s), which it jointly funds with the Colleton County Sheriff’s Office. Budget limitations led to reductions in the school safety program.

After the passage of passage of Act 70, the Pennsylvania Department of Education is now accepting applications for the 2013-14 school safety grants. $8.5 million in the state budget has been allocated for school safety initiatives by all public and private schools in the state.

The FBI Citizens Academy is teaming up with school resource officers in Harrison County, West Virginia to educate teachers, parents and students in anti-bullying.

School resource officers in Santa Clara County, California host a meeting at the Quinlan Community Center Oct. 15 to educate parents on phone and Internet safety, sharing tips on monitoring social media websites, cell phone usage and preventing cyber-bullying and sexting.

Safety Law News for 11/6/13

by Bernie James • November 6, 2013

Fremont County, Wyoming Board of Cooperative Education Services is providing leadership for a partnership between local agencies to improve cooperation, training, and crisis planning to improve the safety of students and security in area schools.

Sequim, Washington’s four schools will have a full-time police presence in the 2014-15 school year after the City Council unanimously agreed to a partnership with the School District to fund an officer dedicated solely to the district.

School officials in Davidson County, North Carolina are concerned that parents who misunderstand new law House Bill 937 on carrying concealed weapons may bring guns onto campus thinking it is now lawful. It is still a felony to have a gun on any campus.

School officials in Addison County, Vermont are working with their interagency partners to Addison County to respond to cyber bullying after the suicide of a 16 year-old student.

The Mississippi State Board of Education approved the distribution of $1.57 million to 50 school districts across Mississippi. The funding will put 157 additional trained SROs on duty in school districts across Mississippi.

Safety Law News for 10/31/13

by Bernie James • October 31, 2013

A Fountain County, Indiana man with some mental health issues leads Covington school officials to add two school resource officers.

In Volusia County, Florida a high school student thanks school resource officer for stopping him from attacking an assistant principal.

A Jackson County, Alabama mom takes her fight for school safety to the county commission. She hopes county leaders will agree to fund school resource officers.

In Mandeville, Louisiana, two middle school students were booked with possession of a firearm on school property after a loaded handgun was found inside a bathroom at the school stashed on top of ceiling tiles.

A Maryland legislator is reintroducing a bill that would place a police officer in every Maryland public school that does not already have one. A similar bill in the 2013 legislative session was voted down in committee.

Safety Law News for 10/28/13

by Bernie James • October 28, 2013

Officials in Delaware County, Indiana have formed the new Delaware County Safe School Commission. It is made up of schools, law enforcement, fire department, EMA, EMS, IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital and other emergency agencies. The goal is to make sure they are all on the same page on school safety issues.

Loudoun, Virginia public school administrators are implementing extraordinary security measures for visitors. All visitors will have to stand in a designated area and display a government-issued ID before entering the building, regardless of who they are or how often they visit the school.

Overcoming initial reservations, the Board of Education for Madison, Connecticut unanimously approved a memorandum of understanding for a school resource officer program.

Officials in Harrison Hills, West Virginia are placing school resource officers on school buses to monitor student safety.

California Governor Brown signed into law legislation that requires that collaborative school safety plans be reviewed, updated, and revised to include clear guidelines for the roles and responsibilities of all interagency members.

Safety Law News for 10/22/13

by Bernie James • October 22, 2013

Officials in Buncombe County, North Carolina high schools have filed 242 incident reports dating back to last school year. Reports of violent crimes — such as simple assaults, fighting and certain disorderly conduct charges — account for 25 percent of the incidents. Reports of thefts make up another 20 percent.

The Rowan-Salisbury, North Carolina Board of Education voted 6-0 to bring resource officers back to all Rowan County middle schools. Discipline problems are on the rise, with a quarter of the incidents the system reports to the state coming from middle schools last year.

Alpharetta, Georgia Police and the Fulton County School System have entered into a unique partnership that establishes a police substation inside the school building during school hours.

The Kansas City, Kansas, School District has voted to enhance their security by starting its own police department.

The Milwaukee, Wisconsin Public Schools and the police department are implementing an interagency agreement to increase the presence of police in schools.

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