by Bernie James • • Comments Off on Safety Law News for August 24, 2018
In Georgia, the Georgia Supreme Court held that Miranda warnings were not required when a juvenile, questioned in the principal’s office in front of the administrator, police, and a parent, admitted that he assaulted another student. The court reasoned that the juvenile was not in custody. And the court held that even when in custody Miranda does not apply when a person is encouraged to tell what they know by a parent. (State v. Daniell)
Nationally, a new study by The 74, an education research and advocacy organization, reports that legislators in at least 26 states have poured at least $950 million into school safety programs so far in 2018. Most of the money was spent on security upgrades and school resource officers. The study states that the increased funding represents a policy shift from reactions to past mass school shootings.
In North Dakota, state officials launched a statewide anonymous campus safety platform that will allow individuals to report suspicious behavior, threats and violence in every school via text messaging. The school safety platform can be reached by texting “SAFE” to 82257 and drug crimes can be reported by texting “DRUGS” to 82257.
Nationally, a Report by the Educator’s School Safety Network found that in the 2017-2018 school year, 11 states of most concern accounted for 36% of all threats and 42% of all incidents. Nationally, there were at least 3,375 threats recorded, a 62% increase from the 2016-2017 school year. In the 2017-2018 school year, there were at least 279 incidents of violence, an increase of 113% from the 2016-2017 school year.