Florida HB 1097 was approved by the House Judiciary Committee and sent to the full House for a vote to be held later this spring. The legislation authorizes teachers and other school employees to possess firearms in order to fight…
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Safety Law News for 5/16/13
• The Miami Tribe of Miami, Oklahoma has generously donated funding of $50,000 for a School Resource Officer’s (SRO) salary to help patrol the nine public schools in the school district. • The Indiana legislature amends its safe school proposal…
Safety Law News for 4/24/13
• Farmington, New Mexico community debates policy on when parents have the right to know details of incidents that place students at risk. • The Board of Supervisors for Plainfield Township, Pennsylvania have implemented a controversial policy calling for all…
Safety Law News for 1/22/13
• Parents in Minnesota meet to discuss how to get the School District to consider upgrades to security in the public schools. • Pennsylvania legislature introduces School Resource Officer Bill 196, which calls for funding for school resource officers in…
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 6/1/12
Connecticut educators discuss how to define bullying, even as they acknowledge the perception that, “Anything that happens, it all becomes bullying.” They note the need to distinguish bullying, civil rights violations, and criminal actions. In addition, a video provides details…