• In Kentucky, the General Assembly passed the 2020-2021 budget that includes a $40 million earmark to implement the recently enacted school safety laws. The laws require specific security measures at school buildings, mandate more mental health and counseling services,…
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Safety Law News March 23, 2020
• In Kentucky, the Governor signed into law Senate Bill 8, requiring all Kentucky school districts to arm their school resource officers. • In Georgia, United States Court of Appeals ruled that a school resource officer’s conduct, including placing a…
Safety Law News for February 24, 2020
• In Kentucky, the Governor signed into law the school safety bill that will require school resource officers to be armed. The law goes into effect immediately. (Senate Bill 8) • In New Jersey, the United States District Court refused…
Safety Law News for January 15, 2020
• In Kentucky, the legislature has introduced a bill that would require school resource officers in Kentucky to carry guns. Senate Bill 8 would require that all schools have at least one armed SRO and one mental health counselor for…
Safety Law News for November 1, 2019
• In Kentucky, the Jefferson County Board of Education will vote soon on a proposal that would eliminate the school resource officer program, replacing it with an in-house security team consisting of 48 officers. The new officers would report directly…
Safety Law News for September 12, 2019
• In New York, the New York Commissioner of Education is implementing a new policy that is designed to prevent school resource officers from detaining or questioning students for the purpose of determining their immigration status. • In Illinois, all…
Safety Law News for April 2nd, 2019
• In Illinois, the Illinois House passed a proposal for more campus safety resources and personnel. HB 3244 would allow school districts to impose a tax to be used exclusively for school resource officers and mental health professionals. • In…
Safety Law News for March 5, 2019
• In Florida, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office is offering to move around funds from the County budget to reduce the financial burden of the school resource officer program on the school board. Last year, the school board announced its…
Safety Law News for January 10, 2019
In New York, a Long Island school district is negotiating an amendment to its SRO program to limit the role of school-based police officers. The goal is to prevent immigrant students from being detained and deported on questionable evidence of…
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…