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…
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Safety Law News for 8/8/12
When Pennsylvania policymakers realized that school districts could not hire SROs, they changed state law to permit SRO hires. When “kids recognize and have a relationship with [SROs, this] deters them from hanging out with the wrong crowd and reminds…
Safety Law News for 7/30/12
Performance-enhancing Adderall is now a routine drug for students across the nation, according to the federal Drug Enforcement Administration. One student calls it the drug for “good kids,” as many high school students turn to Adderall under the pressure of…
School Safety Law News for 5/11/12
After three students posted on a “Scumbag Teachers” Tumblr page, San Francisco Unified suspended the students and banned them from graduation and prom. The school overturned its disciplinary decisions after attorneys got involved. Trained drug dogs visit Minnesota high schools…
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…