• In Texas, educators in McLennan County are installing devices that detect when students are vaping on campus. The devices, called Halo Smart Sensors, are in restrooms and other common areas. If the sensors go off, a notification is sent…
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Safety Law News for November 14, 2019
• In Texas, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a free speech suit filed by a cheerleader who was removed from her cheerleading squad due to her off-campus social media activity. The cheerleading…
Safety Law News for November 5, 2019
• In Missouri, the Missouri Court of Appeals upheld the search of a student’s backpack by school officials. A firearm was found in his backpack during a routine search where all students are required to walk through a metal detector…
Safety Law News for September 17, 2019
• In South Carolina, a Department of Education report shows that 1,066 guns, knives and other weapons were confiscated in statewide school districts in the 2018-2019 school year. That total is less than the previous three years. State officials believe…
Safety Law News for February 26, 2019
• In North Carolina, the Boilings Springs Police Department is replacing the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office in the school resource officer program. School officials said that having local officers on campus, familiar with the community, was making a real difference.…
Safety Law News for August 17, 2019
In Virginia, Fairfax County Public Schools has revised its School Resource Officer Program. The new program establishes a clear division between the SROs’ role and the school administration’s role. It adds mandatory training for SROs on implicit bias, disability awareness…
Safety Law News for July 17, 2018
In California, the California Court of Appeal ruled that the juvenile court probation condition allowing the monitoring of a juvenile’s electronic communications and social media was valid. The court reasoned that the conditions were tailored to his individual circumstances and…
Safety Law News for July 9, 2018
In Indiana, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled that an assistant principal was not acting as an agent of police when he interviewed a student, and thus Miranda warnings were not required. (D.Z. v. State) In Indiana, the Indiana Supreme…
Safety Law News for June 7, 2018
In Texas, educators and law enforcement officials in Williamson County have co-signed a public letter calling for an in-house police department for the Round Rock ISD. The current estimate for establishing the school district police department is $1.08 million for…
Safety Law News for March 28, 2018
In Texas, the Fort Worth Independent School District has granted the Fort Worth Police Department access to school video in real time whenever police deem it necessary. School resource officers already have access and now Fort Worth Police will have…