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Safety Law News for 2/18/13

by Bernie James • February 18, 2013

Mental health experts come out against school resource officers in schools.

Richmond, Rhode Island school officials and students openly support school resource officer. Students say they are not intimidated. Officials say SRO strikes balance between authority and compassion.

Wyoming legislature state Senate committee endorses school safety legislation that allocates $2.3 million to help districts hire police officers and creates a task force to develop uniform school safety and security plans.

Red Oak, Iowa Community School District rejects a proposal from police department to share the cost to create a school resource officer position for its high school. On day later, the high school is in lock down and the school district is seeking police assistance.

Safety Law News for 2/15/13

by Bernie James • February 15, 2013

Indiana’s 2013 school safety legislation is approved in Senate Committee. It provides funding for three things: (1) conduct threat assessments of school buildings, (2) purchase safety equipment and technology and (3) hire school resource officers.

Washington State Senate approves the “Safe School Buildings” legislation that allocates $10 million over the next two years to protect schools.

The Natomas, California Unified School District decided unanimously to put school resources officers back on school campuses, to the happy approval of its residents.

Parents at a Scottsdale, Arizona K-8 private school have decided to pay about $10,000 a month to pay for the full-time school resource officer on campus.

Safety Law News 2/13/13

by Bernie James • February 13, 2013

After a massive public protest, Moorestown, New Jersey, officials halt the reassignment of a school resource officer. Police and township officials said privately that they were astonished at the groundswell of support for the SRO.

After a middle school student was shot, Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent renews his demand to have a full-time school resource officer in every school.

Wilson County, Tennessee School Board votes unanimously to pay for eight additional student resource officers so that all 19 of its schools would have a police presence.

Cleveland, Ohio school district to redesign main entrances to elementary schools to ensure optimal school security. The remodeling projects will include a secure entrance with buzzer-locked doors.

Safety Law News for 2/11/13

by Bernie James • February 11, 2013

Epping, New Hampshire voters overrule local leaders and vote to reinstate the school resource officer. Its three schools have been without a resource officer for about 10 years.

The Delores County Colorado school board voted to have its high school principal and district superintendent double as security officers authorized to carry firearms with a pay raise of $1 apiece.

In a recent poll, 55% of North Carolinians say public schools are less safe than they were 10 years ago, and most people would prefer to have armed guards in the schools.

“We love having police in schools.” One South Carolina administrator makes it clear she favors presence of school resource officers.

Safety Law News for 2/8/13

by Bernie James • February 8, 2013

An adult trespasser was apprehended inside a Maryland high school by the school resource officer. His home contained a stash of high-powered weapons, including an AK-47 assault rifle and an Uzi carbine at home.

Indiana Attorney General, Greg Zoeller promotes Senate Bill 1, which puts $10 million into a state safe schools fund, which could give districts 50 percent of the cost of school resource officer programs, capped at $50,000.

Stockton, California High School student newspapers are confiscated by administrator over front page story; “Outdated safety plan leaves some wondering: exactly how safe is BC?”

Siskiyou County, California, meet to discuss comprehensive collaboration strategies to implement school safety plans.

Safety Law News for 2/6/13

by Bernie James • February 6, 2013

Since Jan. 1, there have been at least 48 incidents nationwide in which guns have been discovered on students, in their bags, or in their lockers. That works out to more than two gun reports a day this school year.

Arizona city voter-approved School Resource Officer program still going strong after implementation in 1977.

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell is urging state legislators to restore funding for school resource officers.

School resource officers in Shenandoah County, Virginia teach anything from anti-drug classes in elementary schools to safe teen driving courses in high schools.

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