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…
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Safety Law News for 8/19/13
The Smyth County, Virginia Board of Supervisors accepted a state grant to help fund two more school resource officers for the public schools. One will be assigned a middle school and the other an elementary school. Dowagiac, Michigan Public Schools…
Safety Law News for 9/24/12
Michigan prosecutors will need to decide whether to charge a student who, acting out of stress, posted threats on Facebook. One Massachusetts school district has decided to prioritize student safety over academics, after one student died from a drug overdose…