• 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…
Tag: New Mexico
Safety Law News for March 9, 2020
• In Massachusetts, the Monomoy Regional School District and Harwich Police Department are looking for donations to fund the purchase and training of a K-9 to detect THC and nicotine products used by students who vape. The plan is for…
Safety Law News for October 15, 2019
• In North Carolina, the North Carolina Supreme Court ruled that a student was properly adjudicated for disorderly conduct after throwing a chair toward another student in the school’s cafeteria, running away, refusing to cooperate with the school resource officer,…
Safety Law News for January 25, 2019
In New Mexico, the United States District Court upheld searches by school officials of an entire class after a student reported that someone stole $210. The court held that the pat down searches were “justified at its inception because Defendants…
Safety Law News for May 8, 2018
In New York, the mayor and the police chief of the City of Syracuse say sworn school resource officers will stay in Syracuse schools. The announcement came in response to a request from the city’s police union to remove the…
Safety Law News for May 4, 2018
In Vermont, the Vermont Supreme Court ruled that the actions of a high school student, who was charged with plotting to shoot up the high school, did not meet the legal definition of an “attempt” under Vermont law. The student…
Safety Law News for April 10, 2018
In South Carolina, the Oconee County Sheriff presented a campus safety proposal to the School District of Oconee County Board that would arm as many as 50 school employees. Under the policy, the focus will be on arming principals, assistant…
Safety Law News for January 25, 2018
In California, the Court of Appeal held that for purposes of Fourth Amendment analysis, “school officials,” include police officers who are assigned to high schools as resource officers as well as the backup officers who are called to assist them.…
Safety Law News for December 15, 2017
In New Mexico, Las Cruces officials disagree over how to respond to active shooter situations. For now, the plan is to lock down the school, evacuate if necessary, and then fight in self-defense. In Wisconsin, school resource officers in the…
Safety Law News for October 25, 2017
In New Mexico, the Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled that a school resource officer violated the rights of a student by arresting him under a state law that makes it illegal to “willfully interfere with the educational…