— In North Carolina, the Court of Appeals of North Carolina affirmed the juvenile adjudication of a student for “Communicating a Threat to Commit Mass Violence on Educational Property” in violation of state law. The student argued that “there was…
Tag: West Virginia
Safety Law News for January 16, 2024
— In Oklahoma, the United States District Court, held that the state policy of separating the use of male and female restrooms and changing areas in public schools based on a student’s biological sex did not violate the rights of…
Safety Law News for March 19, 2021
— In Maryland, the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland reversed the adjudication of a student for shouting in the classroom that he would “shoot up” the room if he did not find a folder he had left behind during…
Safety Law News for October 27, 2020
— In Kentucky, the Kentucky Nurses Association School Nurse Task Force believes each school should have one nurse for every 750 students “every day, all day.” It is making its case to the legislature, asking for a $3 million pilot…
Safety Law News for October 13th, 2020
— In West Virginia, the Brooke County Board of Education is going its own way with school safety. It is moving forward with hiring school resource officers, without an agreement with the Brooke County Commission. The SROs would be considered…
Safety Law News for May 27, 2020
— In West Virginia, the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia held that educators were not liable for injuries to a student. The student, who injured his arm while wrestling with a classmate on the school soccer field, had…
Safety Law News for April 3, 2020
• In Ohio, the Court of Appeals of Ohio held that school officials in the Madison Local School District did not have the authority to arm employees with firearms based on a policy that requires only “24 hours of active…
Safety Law News for February 17, 2015
Five of Idaho’s universities and community colleges have spent more than $1.5 million to beef up security after the law allowing concealed weapons on campuses was approved, and the schools expect total costs to top $3.7 million for the year.…
Safety Law News for 3/27/14
Resource officers from several local law enforcement agencies in Ottawa County, Oklahoma are collaborating to address the issue of child abduction by holding educational assemblies for elementary and middle school students. The West Virginia Legislature has approved two separate prices…
Safety Law News for 11/11/13
The Colleton County, South Carolina Board of Education voted Tuesday to reinstate full funding to the school district’s crew of student resource officers (SRO’s), which it jointly funds with the Colleton County Sheriff’s Office. Budget limitations led to reductions in…