— In Washington State, the Supreme Court of Washington affirmed that school officials violated the statutory procedural rights of a student by indefinitely suspending him. Administrators expelled the high school student on an emergency basis for violating its “gang contract,”…
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Safety Law News for 4/7/14
Colquitt County, Georgia educators and law enforcement conduct campus sweeps for drugs several times each school year, using dogs to check out lockers and cars at the schools. Baltimore County, Maryland officials unveiled a $3.7 million in school security system,…
Safety Law News for 11/6/13
Fremont County, Wyoming Board of Cooperative Education Services is providing leadership for a partnership between local agencies to improve cooperation, training, and crisis planning to improve the safety of students and security in area schools. Sequim, Washington’s four schools will…
Safety Law News for 8/23/13
The Hazleton, Pennsylvania Board of Education reversed its previous decision to hire unarmed security guards to monitor the metal detectors and directed administrators to hire armed school resource officers for its eight elementary-middle schools. The Okaloosa County, Florida School Board…
Safety Law News for 7/11/13
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine released recommendations from his school-safety task force of law enforcement, educators, mental health officials, firefighters and clergy. The task force called for schools to provide detailed floor plans for law enforcement, and calls on state…