Ten days after a student submitted a threatening essay, which detailed how he would conduct a school shooting, the student posted his essay on Facebook. Parents are upset that the school only notified them after the essay went online. Visitors…
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School Safety Law News for 5/8/12
City of Concord considers eliminating school resource officers from campuses. An Indiana high school student faces possible expulsion from school after police say he brought a stun gun on campus. The teen and his mother claim he was being bullied…
School Safety Law News for 5/7/12
The Atlantic features asks whether student rights—and the threat of lawsuits—undermines educators’ ability to educate. The Massachusetts high court will rule on whether police can access student records, after an SRO provided a photo for a police lineup. Parents discipline…
School Safety Law News for 4/18/12
California police and educators “don’t care to tolerate any kind of weapons on campus,” whether real or fake, and are reinforcing this message after a seventh grade girl brought a BB gun to school. She discussed using it to hurt…
Bullying and Anonymous Tips: Students Texting to Educators as First Alert
McLean Co., KY: McLean Co Schools now using texting to report bullying Via 14wfie.com Educators are implementing a new kind of anonymous tip line that allows students to send text messages about any issue without giving their names. The approach…