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Safety Law News for March 9, 2017

by Bernie James • March 9, 2017

In Alabama, the Colbert County Schools Superintendent is working with the sheriff to get school resource officers in the schools. “It’s imperative that we move quickly and swiftly to get these resource officers in place so that our kids as well as the faculty and staff will feel safe,” said Gale Satchel, Colbert County Schools Superintendent.

In Massachusetts, the Fitchburg School Committee unanimously approved a policy that will allow dogs to sniff for drugs in the district’s middle and high schools.

In North Carolina, school officials in Guilford County are exploring how faith communities and other groups can be partners with schools in building the character of students. Local pastors want to bring the “National Church Adopt-A-School Initiative” to the school district.

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California dismissed claims against the City of Bakersfield and two of its school resource officers who arrested a junior high school vice principal for having a loaded gun on campus with a concealed carry permit. [Kent Williams v. City of Bakersfield]

Safety Law News for March 3, 2017

by Bernie James • March 3, 2017

In Idaho, the Mountain View School Board in Grangeville have approved a new policy that allows trained teachers and staff members to carry guns. Officials explained that they need to arm teachers because they are unable to afford school resource officers.

In South Carolina, a bill that would review South Carolina’s juvenile justice laws was approved by a subcommittee of the legislature. House Bill 3055 authorizes a new legislative committee to make recommendations to the General Assembly on ways to divert more juveniles from the criminal justice system.

In Massachusetts, officials in Boston are commenting on current policy after a gunshot was fired during a fight between two teenagers in a school district building. The state’s largest school district has a policy that prohibits the academy trained police officers to be armed while on patrol inside school buildings.

In Colorado, officials in Larimer County approved the position of a diversion program coordinator who would be responsible for two juvenile diversion programs. The programs would work closely with school resource officers in diverting lower-level incidents within the school system away from the juvenile justice system.

Safety Law News for February 28, 2017

by Bernie James • February 28, 2017

In Indiana, the Concord Community School have voted to hire its own full-time school resource officers by the end of the 2016 school year.

In Missouri, the Union School District has teamed up with the Union Police Department and Franklin County Sheriff’s Department to implement a new program. “Open Doors” is designed to help encourage positive relationships between law enforcement and students.

In Illinois, DeKalb County officials are working with Sycamore educators and students to train staff and students on self-defense procedures as part of a national program known as ALICE. The program is designed to respond to armed attackers using procedures such as barricading doors and attacking intruders.

In Pennsylvania, the Gateway School Districts won an appeal of an Allegheny County trial judge’s ruling that denied the School Board’s decision to arm its school police officers. The appellate court ruled that the lower court judge did not have the authority to interfere with the school policy. [Petition of The Gateway School District].

Safety Law News for February 16, 2017

by Bernie James • February 16, 2017

In Minnesota, educators in the St. Cloud and Sauk Rapids-Rice school districts have put additional resources on identifying students who are disruptive by creating individual plans to help them and monitoring their mental health and social and emotional learning. Teachers have noticed the change. It has been a calmer year.

In Wisconsin, Kaukauna officials adopted an ordinance Tuesday that makes sexting by minors a municipal code violation. The revised policy was approved with the intention to discourage the conduct without charging kids with felonies.

In Washington State, arrests in Spokane Public Schools are down 88 percent from last year as educators have turned to a new disciplinary policy based on restorative justice practices.

In Illinois, Mundelein High School officials are teaming up with the Mundelein Police Department to put school resource officers in the classroom – as teachers. The goal is to have the officers teach on the law while making connections with the students.

Safety Law News for February 9, 2017

by Jared Padgett • February 9, 2017

In Rhode Island, the House of Representatives has approved legislation on safety assessments for public school buildings. The proposed policy, HB 5016 sets firm time guidelines for school departments to complete their assessments in conjunction with local police, fire, and school safety teams.

In South Carolina, the Aiken County Public Schools Superintendent responded to teachers’ concerns about discipline issues during a town-hall meeting at South Aiken High. The question that brought about the meeting: “What is your plan to back teachers when it comes to discipline and the lack of respect that the students show the teachers?”

In Colorado, the Douglas County Board of Education has voted to support a proposed policy that would allow people, including teachers, with a concealed carry permit to carry a handgun on campuses.

In Oregon, the State Police have launched the “Safe-Oregon-Tip-Line.” The program allows students, staff or other members of the public to anonymously report and share confidential information of a threat or a potential threat to student safety.

Safety Law News for February 6, 2017

by Bernie James • February 6, 2017

In Minnesota, arresting students is a last resort in the St. Paul Public Schools. Students caught fighting or carrying small amounts of alcohol or marijuana are being sent home to their parents instead of the juvenile detention center.

In Wisconsin, the Madison School Board nominated nine community members to serve on an ad-hoc committee to evaluate the School Resource Officer program.

In Tennessee, the Cheatham County Commission voted to double the number of officers in its School Resource Officers Program in the county’s 13 schools from three to six.

In Oklahoma, the Tulsa Police Department and Tulsa Public Schools are implementing a program, called “Project Trust,” with the goal of improving young people’s perceptions of police.

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