Topeka, Kansas police interrupt a plan by a 17-year old student to shoot two law enforcement officers and two administrators at Topeka West High School. A Florida appellate court decision upholds the search of the book bag by a school…
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Safety Law News for 10/22/13
Officials in Buncombe County, North Carolina high schools have filed 242 incident reports dating back to last school year. Reports of violent crimes — such as simple assaults, fighting and certain disorderly conduct charges — account for 25 percent of…
Safety Law News for 8/19/13
The Smyth County, Virginia Board of Supervisors accepted a state grant to help fund two more school resource officers for the public schools. One will be assigned a middle school and the other an elementary school. Dowagiac, Michigan Public Schools…
Safety Law News for 5/28/13
• School administrators in Henderson County, Kentucky reflects on the success of the Safe Schools Initiative at Henderson County Schools started in the mid-1990s. Since that time, educators have embraced working with law enforcement officials for preventive measures rather than…
Safety Law News for 8/29/12
Wichita, Kansas student arrested after SRO finds gun in school locker. Forest Lake, MN school district expands anti-bullying program to high schools after K-9 program instituted six years ago yields positive results. Parents and students demand better school safety after…
School Safety Law News for 4/19/12
Every fifth grade student gets a Droid Incredible phone. That is the new policy in Katy, Texas, where educators are counting on a simple approach to control student cell phone use: the phones can access the campus WiFi network, but…