In Chicago, boys in an anti-violence mentoring program have demonstrated a 44 percent drop in arrests for violent crimes and as much as a 23 percent increase in graduate rates. Officer Tom Speece, a West Virginia SRO, was honored for…
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Safety Law News for 8/1/12
A kindergarten teacher ordered twenty-four students to line up and hit a six-year-old boy, who was also one of her students. She said he was a bully and needed to learn a lesson, but she is now on paid administrative…
Safety Law News for 7/16/12
Maryland educators discuss how they engage students on cyberbullying, without becoming internet monitors. School administrators praise educators for how they responded when a 13-year-old boy brought a gun to school.
School Safety Law News for 5/9/12
A federal court ruled that educators can punish a student for an online rap video that harassed and possibly threatened teachers. The video was created off campus, during non-school hours, without school computers. Minnesota educators are crafting policies on online…