— In Illinois, the Elgin City Council approved a resolution to continue funding the Elgin Area School District U-46 school resource officer program. The $1.1 million agreement, the cost of which is split by the school district and the city,…
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Safety Law News for October 23, 2020
— In Georgia, the Court of Appeals of Georgia reversed the adjudication of a student for simple assault. The student was defying the authority of an administrator and said to the school resource officer, “F__, no. I ain’t going nowhere…
Safety Law News for September 14, 2020
In Texas, the United States District Court held that a special needs student who was injured on a school sponsored field trip could not bring a claim under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), § 504 of the Rehabilitation…
Safety Law News for September 8th, 2020
— In Florida, the District Court of Appeal of Florida affirmed the ruling of the lower court that the school resource officer on duty during the campus shooting at Parkland High School was not entitled to immunity. The court ruled…
Safety Law News for March 30, 2020
• In Texas, the Huffman ISD Board of Trustees approved the creation of the Huffman ISD Police Department, starting in the 2020-2021 school year. The Superintendent and the Board believe that creating a police department “will give us the opportunity…
Safety Law News for March 27, 2020
• In Florida, officials from the Clay County School District have issued a report on its three-year experiment with a school district police force. The details include an improvement in the school climate and a 79% decrease in school arrests. …
Safety Law News for January 21, 2020
• In New York City, parents and other teachers in a Queens middle school say they are increasingly concerned over the lack of school discipline. The problem rest in the implementation of restorative justice discipline policies. Faculty and staff say…
Safety Law News for May 24, 2019
• In Georgia, the United States Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court ruling that the search of a student’s cell phone without a warrant by school officials did not violate the Fourth Amendment. The lower court held that, “a…
Safety Law News for March 19, 2019
• In Georgia, the Muscogee County School Board voted unanimously to hire a School Security Police Chief to implement changes on how school security employees handle crisis situations. • In Maryland, Baltimore lawmakers killed a proposal that would have allowed…
Safety Law News for March 8, 2019
• In Washington State, the Senate passed Senate Bill 5141, a bill regulating the training and role of school-based law enforcement. The bill adopts the community-oriented policing model, limits intervention to crimes not school discipline, creates a data collection and…