A smartphone app for sending photos that disappear within seconds is causing concern for educators and school resource officers who work in schools. Butler County, Ohio Sheriff declares that he “won’t support a school levy again that doesn’t address school…
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Safety Law News for 6/10/13
The Fort Wayne, Indiana Police chief wants to expand the school resource officer program into the middle schools in response to rising gang activity in the city. The Charles County, Maryland School Crime Solvers program has been enormously successful. Since…
Safety Law News for 4/1/13
• A bill that increases the role of school resource officers in Colorado schools was unanimously approved by the state Senate. • Two counties in Alabama seek to amend the Alabama constitution to create funding to pay the costs of…
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 2/11/13
Epping, New Hampshire voters overrule local leaders and vote to reinstate the school resource officer. Its three schools have been without a resource officer for about 10 years. The Delores County Colorado school board voted to have its high school…
Safety Law News for 2/4/13
• Milford, CT Mayor favors the SRO model “where the police officers set an example for the students and they act as more of a counselor,” and pledges to provide school resource officers to schools. • Woodstock, VA school resource…
Safety Law News for 12/12/12
Colorado city changes its mind and reinstitutes SRO programs to improve school safety. Swift action taken by a Maryland high school student, a teacher and School Resource Officer prevent two adults from committing robbery on campus. CASAColumbia’s 2012 teen survey reveals…
Safety Law News for 9/10/12
An eight-year-old student in Colorado cannot wear his Peyton Manning jersey to school because the No. 18 jersey could be gang-affiliated. Oklahoma educators and parents disagree on the definition of bullying—and on whether the school should discipline a student for…
Safety Law News for 6/28/12
After an assault on an elementary school bus, the Massachusetts superintendent announced that students involved were disciplined—and that students on this bus must now adhere to a seating chart. A Florida student claims that educators disciplined her for reporting the…
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.…