In Texas, officials in Gregg County ponder responses to data on the increase of methamphetamine use and addiction. School resource officers used as educators and mentors are the primary tool being considered to help deter students from the use of…
Tag: Florida
Safety Law News for August 4, 2017
In a national study on safe schools, each state was ranked based on numerous factors. The states with the lowest percentage of injured and threatened students were Massachusetts, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Oklahoma. The jurisdictions with the lowest incidence…
Safety Law News for June 22, 2017
In Florida, the Clay County Public Schools Superintendent sent out a letter alerting parents to television shows and social media that may encourage children to either hurt themselves or commit suicide. The TV show “13 Reasons Why” and a lesser…
Safety Law News for May 17, 2017
In Georgia, the Georgia Supreme Court upheld the state terroristic threats statute that had been challenged by a Hall County high school student who was criminally charged with posting terroristic threats on Facebook to “get the chopper out and make…
Safety Law News for March 14, 2017
In California, the California Court of Appeal ruled that new state law allows juvenile courts to seal all juvenile court records, including school records, when the child completes a diversion program. The new restorative justice policy, [Welfare and Institutions Code…
Safety Law News for September 2, 2016
• In Connecticut, the United States District Court ruled that no student rights were violated by a school policy that authorized a suspension after receiving a police report about the off-campus, non-school related arrest of a student for possession of…
Safety Law News for August 16, 2016
In Ohio, the Stow-Munroe Falls School District is implementing a new visitor management system. The system requires visitors to have their state or federal identification scanned. It checks the identification against a national database of registered sex offenders. It can…
Safety Law News for August 4, 2016
In New Hampshire, a new drug prevention curriculum is coming to Rochester schools in an effort to teach kids at a younger age. The LEAD program (Law Enforcement Against Drugs) will replace the DARE program. In Virginia, the Attorney General…
Safety Law News for April 26, 2016
In Colorado, the Douglas County School District plans to arm its security staff with 10 semiautomatic rifles designed to provide a high-powered defense in the event of a shooting or other violent incident. In Illinois, the Community Consolidated Elementary District…
Safety Law News for April 5, 2016
In Florida, a state appellate court ruled that a student, who was suspended, had no legitimate business on campus and violated statute governing trespass on school grounds when he went back into the school. [MM v. State] In North Carolina,…