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Safety Law News for 9/4/12

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  • High schoolers say that guns and fights are normal to them, during a focus group in Washington state, and they discuss possible solutions.
  • Extra security is posted at Florida’s Palm Beach Gardens High School, after a weekend shooting that left two dead and six injured.
  • A 16-year-old boy in Ohio faces second degree felony charges for inducing panic with a YouTube video, which features the masked character from V for Vendetta. The video specifically says, “I am not here to physically harm anyone,” but police received over 200 concerned calls.
  • A new study suggests that children with autism are particularly vulnerable to bullying, according to the New York Times.
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Safety Law News for 8/29/12

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  • Wichita, Kansas student arrested after SRO finds gun in school locker.
  • Forest Lake, MN school district expands anti-bullying program to high schools after K-9 program instituted six years ago yields positive results.
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Safety Law News for 8/27/12

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•  New Jersey school districts look to local law enforcement and ALICE philosophy to react to crisis events.

• Georgia school on lock-down after student shoots self in school bathroom in suicide attempt.

• County school district in Georgia opens three new alternative schools to accommodate the special needs of at-risk students.

• San Antonio, Texas officials arrest two students for “Columbine like” threats posted on Facebook.

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Safety Law News for 8/20/12

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• Nebraska Youth Risk Behavior Survey shows Nebraska high school students are engaging is less risky behavior.

• New York parents of filed a federal lawsuit against a school district, alleging educators did not take adequate steps to protect their child from bullies.

• Northwest Missouri school district implements a drug-testing policy that will randomly test students in seventh through twelfth  grades who participate in extracurricular activities, covering 80 percent of the district’s students.