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Safety Law News for October 20, 2015

by Bernie James • October 20, 2015

In North Carolina, the New Hanover County Commissioners unanimously approved a multi-agency agreement designed to reduce the number of students whose behavior problems in school lead to criminal charges. The agreement lays out a number of options for school resource officers to handle problems referred to them, based on severity and frequency.

In Missouri, the Columbia Public Schools are working collaboratively with technology companies and civil liberties organizations to ensure student safety as the Internet and smart devices replace books.

In Rockport Maine, school officials have cancelled the varsity football season citing safety concerns. Nearby Camden Hills school officials did so as well. In Burien, Washington, the Highline School District promises a safety review after a student died from injuries received in a football game. In Missouri, the school board in Maplewood, a St. Louis suburb, disbanded the high school’s football team for safety reasons.

In Massachusetts, a federal court judge has ruled that a school district is not liable for student injuries sustained by bullying even though educators should have done more to protect the victim and take the incidents seriously. [Hankey v. Town of Concord-Carlisle].

Safety Law News For October 16, 2015

by Bernie James • October 16, 2015

In Nevada, data released by the department of education today revealed that new school policies have increased graduation rates and reduced truancy and school discipline. However, bullying incidents were up significantly from the previous year.

In Texas, schools in the Houston area are taking proactive safety measures in regards to violence on school campuses. The activities include drills designed to prepare students and teachers for threat of a shooter on school grounds. All schools are required to participate in a minimum of eight crisis drills.

In Michigan, legislators are implementing a school bus safety pilot program with the testing of a more visible school bus warning light system. The goal is to reduce student injuries when driver miss the warning and pass by buses as they stop.

Recent U.S. Department of Education school safety data shows overall decline of school killings.

Safety Law News for October 13, 2015

by Bernie James • October 13, 2015

In Indiana, the Governor announced he will add $3.5 million to the school safety budget. The decision represents a shift in policy for the governor, who cut funding to the program by 65 percent earlier in the year.

In Wyoming, the prosecutor of the City of Cody is implementing a collaborative diversion program. Under the program, agency representatives from the Department of Family Services, county youth probation and two school resource officers meet once a week to discuss citations and reports involving juveniles to determine an appropriate resolution.

In Georgia, the court system and schools in Clayton County are working together so that minor cases of delinquency are handled by the schools.

In Colorado, the University of Colorado-Boulder is implementing an emotional health and well-being curriculum to train teachers in 32 middle schools to identify and respond to the mental health issues of their students.

Safety Law News for October 9, 2015

by Bernie James • October 9, 2015

In Alabama, Calhoun County Schools now use dogs to find guns and drugs on campus. There were four drug arrests the first week the dogs were used, with some students turning themselves in.

In North Carolina, officials in New Hanover County have signed an interagency agreement aimed at keeping kids in school and out of court except for the most serious behavior. The agreement includes a broad group of agencies – law enforcement, school officials, counselors, social services and mental health agencies and community groups.

In Delaware, the Omnibus School Safety Act creates a formal statewide framework for school safety plans. This is the first year that every Delaware public school is using a comprehensive safety plan to prepare for potential emergency situations, ranging from armed intruders to natural disasters.

In Nevada, Senate Bill 144 has become law. Under its provisions, drivers will pay double fines if they violate new traffic laws for school zones and school crossing zones throughout the entire state.

Safety Law News for October 6, 2015

by Bernie James • October 6, 2015

In Utah, a new school safety communications platform has been created. The system is called DIR-S. It incorporates a floor plan of the school and an instant messaging platform that allows all faculty and staff in the building with a computer, cell phone or tablet to instantly communicate.

In Arkansas, school officials and police officers in the Springdale School District are expanding an anti-gang education program to all fifth- and seventh-graders. The Gang Resistance Education and Training program teaches lessons focus on life skills, including making good choices, and give children a chance to interact with police officers.

In Florida, the city of Winter Garden has removed its school resource officers. The city says it is paying too much for school resource officers.

In Texas, the Hutto Independent School District has installed a new emergency management and crisis preparedness system. “Rapid Responder” is a site-based crisis management system that provides school administrators and first responder’s instant access to site-specific emergency response information.

Safety Law News for October 2, 2015

by Bernie James • October 2, 2015

In Alabama, a federal judge has ruled that the use of pepper spray by Birmingham school resource officers in city high schools for non-violent minor incidents was unconstitutional. [J.W. v. Birmingham Board of Education]

The U.S. Department of Education is requiring every public school in the nation to report data on school discipline in order to determine the scope of any civil rights violations against minority and special education students.

In Beaufort County, South Carolina, data on school discipline shows that there were 110 criminal citations given to middle school students last year, a majority of those for assault.

In San Diego County, California, a dozen school districts will soon have School Resource Officers and Truancy Intervention Probation Officers on campus under a new program to reduce violence and truancy.

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