• In Kentucky, the Governor signed into law the school safety bill that will require school resource officers to be armed. The law goes into effect immediately. (Senate Bill 8) • In New Jersey, the United States District Court refused…
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Safety Law News for January 15, 2020
• In Kentucky, the legislature has introduced a bill that would require school resource officers in Kentucky to carry guns. Senate Bill 8 would require that all schools have at least one armed SRO and one mental health counselor 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 August 27, 2019
• In California, the California Court of Appeal upheld the adjudication of a juvenile for making a criminal threat. The court ruled that the student’s conduct preceded his threat such that the circumstances surrounding his statements, and his history at…
Safety Law News for June 19, 2019
• In Nebraska, to combat vaping, officials in the Fairbury Public School District will begin randomly testing students for nicotine. Educators noticed an alarming increase in students sneaking puffs of e-cigarettes: in locker rooms, restrooms and elsewhere on school grounds. …
Safety Law News for June 17, 2019
• In Oregon, schools are battling a growing trend of teens using vapor-based tobacco products, or “vaping” on campuses. Vaping has become so commonplace among teens; Oregon students and teachers say it happens on campuses and right in the classroom.…
Safety Law News for April 5, 2019
• In Tennessee, the legislature has made Tennessee the first state to fund the placement of a school resource officer in every public school. House Bill 947 and Senate Bill 803 creates a recurring school safety grant fund of $40…
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 August 14, 2018
In North Dakota, Bismarck Public Schools and the Bismarck Police Department are seeking funding in the city’s 2019 budget for equipment that includes AR-15 rifles, gun safes, bulletproof vests, and medical kits for school resource officers. In New York,…
Safety Law News for August 7, 2018
In Ohio, House Bill 318 has become law. The new law defines and codify the role and requirements of school resource officers in Ohio. The law requires at least forty hours of school resource officer training by either NASRO (National…