Middletown, Connecticut officials from the school district and the police department have signed a “Right Response” agreement that looks to allow for better discretion from administrators and school resource officers on how to handle behavioral problems. Five sheriff’s deputies will…
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Safety Law News for 6/2/14
Oklahoma City Public Schools plans to expand the school resource officer program to add SROs for the elementary schools. School resource officers, in Gainesville, Georgia have access to all of the security cameras inside Gainesville City Schools. The cameras are…
Safety Law News for 5/27/14
The Florida Court of Appeals has upheld a jury verdict that found a school board negligent for failing to discipline a student with an extensive disciplinary history. [Duval County School Bd. v. Buchanan ex rel. Cox] The U.S. Department of Justice…
Safety Law News for 5/20/14
In Berkeley County, South Carolina a rampage by a middle school student with a semi-automatic weapon was prevented by the actions of a school resource officer. Canadian officials in Edmonton, Calgary Public Schools and Edmonton Catholic Schools are banning the…
Safety Law News for 5/5/14
The Meramec Valley, Missouri School District is color-coding school halls with a map and placard system that enables first responders to identify hall colors from outside the building so they can quickly get to any problem spot. Officials in Calgary,…
Safety Law News for 4/28/14
A school resource officer is credited in resolving an active shooter lockdown at the Jefferson County Learning Center in Alabama. Officials in Jackson County, Mississippi have reached an interagency agreement under which the school district will pay the salaries of…
Safety Law News for 4/21/14
In North Carolina, the Rowan-Salisbury Schools introduced new school resource officers for each of the county’s middle schools to an immediate positive impact. Educators say while safety is a big part of it, there is more that a resource officer…
Safety Law News 4/11/14
Firearms training for Spokane, Washington Public Schools’ resource officers is not enough. The 14 commissioned school resource officers who are certified and trained by the Spokane Police Department will be required to become Spokane Police Department reserve officers, too. Florida…
Safety Law News for 3/31/14
A school resource officer in Jonesboro, Georgia discovers a loaded handgun while assisting educators in enforcing the code of conduct. The chief of police says simply, “Officer did what he was trained to do.” U.S. Department of Justice complaint brought…
Safety Law News for 3/27/14
Resource officers from several local law enforcement agencies in Ottawa County, Oklahoma are collaborating to address the issue of child abduction by holding educational assemblies for elementary and middle school students. The West Virginia Legislature has approved two separate prices…