In Maryland, Montgomery County becomes one of the first jurisdictions in the state to outfit school resource officers with body cameras. Nationally, the video of a school resource officer pulling a female student out of her desk at Spring Valley…
Tag: North Carolina
Safety Law News for October 20, 2015
In North Carolina, the New Hanover County Commissioners unanimously approved a multi-agency agreement designed to reduce the number of students whose behavior problems in school lead to criminal charges. The agreement lays out a number of options for school resource…
Safety Law News for October 9, 2015
In Alabama, Calhoun County Schools now use dogs to find guns and drugs on campus. There were four drug arrests the first week the dogs were used, with some students turning themselves in. In North Carolina, officials in New Hanover…
Safety Law News for August 4, 2015
In North Carolina, a new state law requires every school district to submit digital blueprints to the North Carolina Department of Public Safety. The North Carolina Center for Safer Schools says that a third of the public school districts have…
Safety Law News for July 28, 2015
In Alabama, Decatur County school resource officers will soon be equipped with tasers, in addition to their firearms. The school board voted 4 to 2 in favor of the new equipment. The Superior Court of the Virgin Islands has applied…
Safety Law News for July 23, 2015
In North Carolina, the Wake County school board gave final approval Tuesday to a new “technology responsible use” policy that will require parental consent before students can use technology in school. The policy covers use of social media accounts, including…
Safety Law News for July 17, 2015
In New York, the NYPD is eliminating its school unit patrol – a specific unit trained to deal with school emergencies and other issues that arise – and will instead rely on the officers assigned to respective neighborhood beats to…
Safety Law News for July 1, 2015
In North Carolina, the Wake County Public School System unveiled new safety procedures that are designed to keep students safe while getting on and off school buses. In Maine, two Brunswick schools are found to be unsafe by failing to…
Safety Law News for July 1, 2015
In North Carolina, the Wake County Public School System unveiled new safety procedures that are designed to keep students safe while getting on and off school buses. In Maine, two Brunswick schools are found to be unsafe by failing to…
Safety Law News for May 14, 2015
In Arkansas, the Governor has sign into law HB 1583, legislation that extends the jurisdiction of a school resource officer. Now the SRO will have statewide jurisdiction when accompanying students on a school sanctioned event that takes place outside the…