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Safety Law News for November 30, 2016

by Bernie James • November 30, 2016

In New Jersey, Governor Christie signed into law S2983. The legislation establishes “Class Three” special police officers designated to provide security at both public and private schools.

In Washington D.C., U.S. Education Secretary John B. King Jr. sent a letter urging state policymakers to prohibit corporal punishment in schools.

In Illinois, parents in the city of Streamwood have formed a volunteer school safety team. “Dads in Action” has five members who help out by monitoring the playground or assisting in classrooms. The program is response to low scores for safety on the most recent state survey.

In Kansas, the Shawnee Mission School District is telling its staff to avoid wearing safety pins because it could be a disruption in the classroom. The safety pin has emerged as a statement following the election of Donald Trump as president.

Safety Law News for November 21, 2016

by Bernie James • November 21, 2016

In Georgia, more Gwinnett County public school students are being suspended from school than they were at this point a year ago.

In Washington State, a coalition of the community petitioned Spokane Public Schools to revise the district’s use-of-force policy earlier this month, expressing concerns the policy was too similar to the Spokane Police Department’s.

In Tennessee, Madison County Juvenile Court officials want the schools to decrease the number of referrals of minor matters that should be handled through the school disciplinary process.

In Nebraska, the Scottsbluff Public Schools practices active shooter response simulations using the Standard Response Protocol from the “I Love You Guys” Foundation.

Safety Law News for November 9, 2016

by Bernie James • November 9, 2016

In Arkansas, officials in the Little Rock School District have made the decision to pull all officers from its elementary schools. In its place is a new mobile security system that allows officers to drive to multiple schools to do security checks, instead of being stationed at each elementary school.

In Pennsylvania, the Safe Schools Initiative Targeted Grant program has awarded $6.5 million in grants for the training and compensation of school resource officers and school police officers, and to prevent and reduce violent incidents through programs and security equipment.

In Nebraska, the Omaha Education Association and area teachers lament the new restorative justice discipline policy. Teachers say that it is time the consequences fit the crimes. One teacher has already resigned because of the violence.

In New Jersey, the United States District Court held that a student was appropriately disciplined for his out-of-school postings on YouTube and Twitter that disparaged, harassed, intimidated and bullied fellow students, and triggered the school’s obligations under the New Jersey Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act. [Dunkley v. Board of Education of the Greater Egg Harbor].

Safety Law News for November 1, 2016

by Bernie James • November 1, 2016

In Georgia, the Georgia Supreme Court issued a ruling that said a law that prohibits guns at school property trumps one passed at the same time that allowed firearms inside school safety zones.

In Rhode Island, school officials have signed an “improved” agreement with the Pawtucket Police Department modifying the School Resource Officers Program. The new MOU was prompted by an incident when an SRO was videotaped tackling two students in the school.

In Iowa, school buses in Des Moines with lap and shoulder belts will transport students as part of a new Iowa Department of Education study. The study comes after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recommended that seat belts be added to school buses.

In Georgia, teachers in Clayton County are asking how safe are teachers in schools after a teacher was assaulted and slammed to the ground by a student.

Safety Law News for October 25, 2016

by Bernie James • October 25, 2016

In Colorado, Colorado Springs school officials are trying new tactics to prevent students from using marijuana.

In Idaho, educators in Jefferson County are implementing a new emergency crisis policy based on the national “I Love U Guys” response protocol.

A report by the American Civil Liberties Union found that during the 2013-2014 school year, over 200,000 California school students — most of them minorities from low-income families or kids with disabilities — were disciplined by an in-school police officer for minor infractions a teacher would normally handle.

In Minnesota, Shakopee administrators have replaced D.A.R.E., the long-running school standard for substance abuse education, in favor of their own program, “COPS, Community Outreach by Police for Students.”

Safety Law News for October 20, 2016

by Bernie James • October 20, 2016

In Delaware, the Senate Public Safety Committee on School Safety released a report that cites an explosion of gang violence and cyberbullying and recommends a ban on cell phones and an increase in school resource officers in all school districts.

In Alabama, educators in Limestone County are using the smartphone app “Rave Panic Button” to guard against active shooters and other school emergencies.

In Nebraska, the Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice has approved a statewide policy on body-worn cameras, including school resource officers.

In Connecticut, the New Haven “Project Youth Court” is succeeding in a restorative justice approach that uses a volunteer group of high school students to determine a sentence for their peers.

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