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Safety Law News for September 4, 2015

by Bernie James • September 4, 2015

In Connecticut, the Bridgeport Police School Resource Officers now walk students to school as a part of the City of Bridgeport’s Safe Corridors program. The Safe Corridor Program is a community safety effort that provides a safe route to and from school through networks of police and adult volunteers.

In California, the Los Angeles Unified School District police department (LASPD) has completed its first round of crime and safety assessments using the Haystax Mobile App. The app identifies school site crime and safety vulnerabilities and recommends improvements as necessary.

In New Jersey, the Hamilton Township School District has closed all of the public school playgrounds after an inspection report disclosed several hazardous conditions that were very serious in nature at an elementary school.

Safety Law News for September 1, 2015

by Bernie James • September 1, 2015

In Tennessee, Greene County officials are looking to upgrade school security by removing security officers and replacing them with school resource officers in the schools that have the most students. The SRO’s would have to go through regular police training, plus 40 hours of extra EMS instruction.

In Texas, the Frisco Police Department has issued “go bags” to all 25 of its school resource officers assigned to work in the schools. The bags contain medical equipment as well as tactical gear.

In Richland County, Georgia, there were more weapons-related incidents in the elementary schools during the 2014-15 school year than at middle or high schools. The weapons ranged from blunt objects to a 380-caliber handgun. The number of weapons-related incidents at elementary schools has climbed from the 2013-14 school year.

Nevada lawmakers have authorized the state to spend millions of dollars on school safety. Two top priorities include programs to deal with bullying, and upgraded school safety plans at all school statewide.

Safety Law News for August 28, 2015

by Bernie James • August 28, 2015

In Red River County, Texas, the Detroit ISD school board has approved a policy that allows the staff to carry concealed handguns on campus. It joins more than 70 Texas school districts that have already armed school personnel.

The Gallup’s Work and Education poll reports that 29% of U.S. parents say they fear for their child’s safety at school. This is down from the 33% found immediately after the Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, in December 2012, but still above the 25% measured a few months before that incident occurred.

In Illinois, the Governor signed into law Senate Bill 100. Under the law, school officials will no longer be allowed to follow “zero-tolerance” policies. Except for drugs or weapons offenses, students cannot be suspended or expelled until all other “appropriate or available disciplinary interventions have been exhausted.” The law takes effect in September 2016.

Safety Law News for August 25, 2015

by Bernie James • August 25, 2015

In Indiana, the proposed budget for school safety programs has been cut. The program, designed to help Indiana school districts hire police officers and buy safety equipment, will have less than half the amount of money than when it was started in 2013.

In Pennsylvania, teachers and administrators in the Pittsburgh schools are implementing the ALICE program. ALICE stands for alert, lockdown, inform, counter and evacuate.

In Indiana, the Richmond Community Schools are implementing a new backpack policy. Under the policy, students may bring backpacks to school but then must put them in their lockers for the day.

In Georgia, school officials in Fannin County are opposed to arming teachers and administrators despite a new state law that allows educators to carry firearms. The Georgia School Board Association says no one appears to be in favor of the policy.

Safety Law News for August 21, 2015

by Bernie James • August 21, 2015

In Massachusetts, Worcester city Mayor Joe Petty announced that the Superintendent, City Manager, and Police Chief have decided to implement the school resource officer model in the Worcester Public Schools.

In Georgia, the officials in the Gainesville school district have upgraded the campus surveillance system to allow all school resource officers and principals to access the camera feed remotely – on their phones and tablets.

In Nevada, law enforcement and school officials in Elko County announced details of the success of the new school resource officer program in its first six months of operation.

In New York, the school resource officers in the New York City public schools have received training and will be equipped with Narcan. Narcan is a life-saving drug that revives those who have overdosed on opioids and opiates.

School Safety Law News for August 17, 2015

by Bernie James • August 17, 2015

In Ohio, officials in the Reynoldsburg City Schools report that stolen cell phones are one of the biggest crime problems students experience on campus.

In Alabama, Hartselle City Schools Resource Officers are educating parents on the dangers of sexting and cyberbullying.

In Georgia, school resource officers in Clayton County will again begin the school year equipped with body cameras.

In Lawrence County, Alabama, the school board unanimously voted to hire back its school resource officers despite budget limits. The single biggest reason for the decision was the fact that the campuses are 10 or 15 minutes from sheriff’s department assistance.

In Tennessee, Wilson County school officials are contracting with Texas-based Anderson Software to implement a new anonymous tip program that will allow students to download a mobile app and send tips on their phones to designated educators.

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