by Bernie James • • Comments Off on Safety Law News for June 7, 2016
In Delaware, a coalition of state officials, education administrators and police say that the first step to reducing violence among young people is to have police officers assigned to elementary and middle schools.
In Missouri, the Governor has signed House Bill 1583 into law. It requires teachers to receive two hours of training in suicide awareness and prevention by the 2017-2018 school year. The new law also adds a cyberbullying prohibition to the education code.
In Georgia, the Georgia Department of Education has released its 2015 School Climate Star Ratings. The data is reported in a five-star system that defines school climate as “the quality and character of school life” based on surveys from parents and school personnel.