— In Oklahoma, the Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma ruled that a school was not immune from claims by a student victim of bullying at school. The student’s lawsuit claimed that negligence by district employees in the daily execution…
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School Safety Law News for 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…
Safety Law News for 11/15/13
Students and parents in Hackensack, New Jersey call for a financial agreement that would allow a school resource officer program to be reinstated in their school district. A new text messaging system was created in schools in Henry County, Virginia…
Safety Law News for 2/25/13
• Hopkins County, Kentucky, Crime Stoppers program allows students to send a text message to school resource officers any time they feel unsafe. • Arizona Teachers Association opposes Arizona House Bill 2656 that allows teachers to carry a weapon to…
Safety Law News for 2/20/13
• Gadsden, Alabama officials seek to hire retired law enforcement officers for school resource officer positions at the city’s 13 school campuses. The City Council approved a proposal to allow the retired officers to serve. • Under HB 0860, legislation,…
Safety Law News for 10/10/12
The Tennessee Supreme Court upheld a high school student’s ten day suspension, after the football team captain violated a school rule against recklessly endangering other people. In one hour, a Connecticut SRO’s work ranges from handing out peanuts to visiting…
Safety Law News for 8/29/12
Wichita, Kansas student arrested after SRO finds gun in school locker. Forest Lake, MN school district expands anti-bullying program to high schools after K-9 program instituted six years ago yields positive results. Parents and students demand better school safety after…
Safety Law News for 8/27/12
• New Jersey school districts look to local law enforcement and ALICE philosophy to react to crisis events. • Georgia school on lock-down after student shoots self in school bathroom in suicide attempt. • County school district in Georgia opens…
Safety Law News for 6/4/12
The Atlantic asks: Do Cell Phones Belong in the Classroom? A new FCC condition on federal technology funds — combined with a new anti-cyberbullying law in Ohio — mean that educators face new imperatives in teaching students about social media…
School Safety Law News for 5/24/12
Two Ohio elementary school students are facing criminal charges after one of them brought a loaded gun to school on Thursday. Both of them tried to hide it, but got caught. Georgia school police use Facebook to keep schools safe.…