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Safety Law News for 9/4/12
High schoolers say that guns and fights are normal to them, during a focus group in Washington state, and they discuss possible solutions. Extra security is posted at Florida’s Palm Beach Gardens High School, after a weekend shooting that left…
Safety Law News for 8/15/12
Video: outside Boston, a recovery high school focuses on helping suburban kids to quit alcohol and drugs. Among the students who stay in school and stay sober for 90 days, this school enjoys a strong 92 percent graduation rate. A…
Safety Law News for 8/10/12
Marty Wilson, a Kentucky policeman who was honored as his state’s DARE officer of the year, describes how he mentors students away from drug abuse. People in Palm Beach County, Florida want to join Facebook and Twitter—and this is the…
Safety Law News for 7/24/12
After two student suicides, Florida educators say that they stop bullying in its earliest stages, while families suggest that the schools are actually rife with peer-on-peer harassment. A 17-year-old student says in a formal letter that the day before canine drug…
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…
Safety Law News for 6/26/12
The Illinois Senate approved legislation that would permit police to share juvenile information with educators, when students are violent outside of school and are believed to pose an immediate threat to others. As Tampa educators and SROs win student trust,…
Safety Law News for 6/6/12
Two Florida youth used a stolen two-way radio to report a high school shooting — causing police to comb the school for the alleged shooter. The teenagers have been arrested for making a false report. An Iowa middle school student…
School Safety Law News for 5/14/12
Texas students claim that a riot broke out on campus — and they posted videos and pictures, taken with their cell phones, online. Educators claim that students created a prank riot and are giving the wrong impression via social media.…
School Safety Law News for 4/27/12
Indiana ACLU filed a lawsuit against the Griffith Public Schools claiming it violated the teenagers’ First Amendment Rights when it expelled the girls for the comments made on Facebook. As educators increasingly grapple with legal-but-dangerous synthetic marijuana use, a Florida school board…