In Rhode Island, the Pawtucket School and Police Departments have signed a new school safety interagency agreement. Under the agreement, the principal will remain the primary administrator and disciplinarian and will not rely on the school resource officer for enforcement…
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Safety Law News for September 15, 2016
The United States Court of Appeals ruled that school officials were liable when a teacher allowed a student to leave the classroom with an unidentified adult. The court reasoned that the risk of harm was so obvious as to rise…
Safety Law News for July 29, 2016
In New York City, dozens of school resource officers were hospitalized after clashes with students in the first three months of the year, according to NYPD data. Sixty-nine suffered injuries; 40 were severe enough to require hospital visits. Out of…