— In Florida, the District Court of Appeal of Florida upheld the adjudication of a juvenile for “written threats to kill or do bodily harm,” in a case involving a social media message. The juvenile posted a violent image on…
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Safety Law News for December 14, 2021
— In Texas, the United States Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by parents whose special needs child was seized by the neck, thrown to the floor, and held in a choke hold by a teacher. …
Safety Law News for February 22, 2021
In Florida, the District Court of Appeal of Florida rejected a lawsuit brought by parents to prevent “school guardians” from carrying firearms on school campuses. Florida law requires that every school have “safe school officers,” using either partnerships with law…
Safety Law News for October 13th, 2020
— In West Virginia, the Brooke County Board of Education is going its own way with school safety. It is moving forward with hiring school resource officers, without an agreement with the Brooke County Commission. The SROs would be considered…
Safety Law News for July 17, 2020
— In Florida, the District Court of Appeal of Florida, denied the appeal by one of the unarmed campus monitors on duty February 14, 2018 at the Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The officer claimed he was…
Safety Law News for June 7, 2018
In Texas, educators and law enforcement officials in Williamson County have co-signed a public letter calling for an in-house police department for the Round Rock ISD. The current estimate for establishing the school district police department is $1.08 million for…
Safety Law News for April 6, 2018
In Florida, the Alachua City Commission has approved funds to upgrade the firearms used by its school resource officers. The Sig Sauer MCX rifle had been selected as most suitable for the school environment. The new rifles will be in…
Safety Law News for November 1, 2016
In Georgia, the Georgia Supreme Court issued a ruling that said a law that prohibits guns at school property trumps one passed at the same time that allowed firearms inside school safety zones. In Rhode Island, school officials have signed…
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…
Safety Law News for July 7, 2016
In California, the state court of appeal has ruled that school administrators had authority to seize and searched a student cell phone based on the student’s suspected involvement in an incident in which a firearm was discovered on campus. The…