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<li><a href=”http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/headlines-breaking-stories/313989/nyc-elected-officials-community-leaders-and-students-hold-school-safety-rally.html” target=”_blank”>In Brooklyn, New York</a>, Councilmember David Greenfield and 20 of his council colleagues support a bill that would require the New York Police Department to <a href=”http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/2015/5/29/council-demands-nypd-safety-agents-non-public-schools” target=”_blank”>put a school safety officer in any school that requests one</a>, even <a href=”http://jpupdates.com/2015/05/27/at-city-hall-school-kids-councilmembers-rally-for-passage-of-greenfields-security-bill/”>private and religious</a> schools.</li>
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<li>In Murfreesboro, Tennessee, a <a href=”http://www.dnj.com/story/news/education/2015/05/25/browns-chapel-students-pen-school-safety-book/27912301/” target=”_blank”>school safety book written by fifth-graders</a> will be published in hardback for use in the school district. The book, <a href=”http://www.rcschools.net/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=17584&linkid=nav-menu-original-4-2016″ target=”_blank”>“Stop! Look! Listen! How Do Elephants Stay Safe at School</a>,” will help students learn to stop, look and listen in an emergency.</li>
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<li>In Snohomish County, Washington, the Health District agency is <a href=”http://www.snohd.org/Records-Reports/Data-Reports” target=”_blank”>releasing a survey on student attitudes</a> on school safety. Most Snohomish County students feel safe in school, though <a href=”http://myedmondsnews.com/2015/05/survey-most-snohomish-county-students-feel-safe-in-school-though-bullying-still-an-issue/” target=”_blank”>bullying still an issue</a>.</li>
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<li>In Oklahoma, the legislature passed and sent to the Governor a law that is designed to <a href=”http://newsok.com/oklahoma-lawmakers-pass-student-safety-bill/article/5421693″ target=”_blank”>protect students from abusive teachers</a> who escape detection by switching schools when they get in trouble. <a href=”http://openstates.org/ok/bills/2015-2016/SB711/” target=”_blank”>Senate Bill 711</a> requires a school district to notify the state Board of Education when it decides to fire or retire a teacher for transgressions that could form the basis of a criminal charge.</li>
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