In Arizona, a recent study found that more than 80 percent of playgrounds in Tucson’s largest school district have dangerous conditions. This comes after the school district’s settlement offer to pay $175,000 to the family of a student injured at school,…
Tag: Wyoming
Safety Law News for 11/21/13
The Logan City, Utah School District has approved a plan to cover more of the costs of resource officers in the schools. The educators announced that, “We’re still getting a really, really good deal to have those officers. It’s good…
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 8/12/13
The Cumberland County, Tennessee Board of Education approved its 2013-’14 budget that included funding for the first year of a School Resource Officer program. Missouri Governor Jay Nixon signed into law a bill permitting schools in Missouri to commission local…
Safety Law News for 7/8/13
Tennessee school systems – with and without with their own resource officers – aren’t showing any interest in a new Tennessee law allowing teachers with police training to carry guns. The Maine legislature rejected a bill that would have allowed…
Safety Law News for 2/18/13
Mental health experts come out against school resource officers in schools. Richmond, Rhode Island school officials and students openly support school resource officer. Students say they are not intimidated. Officials say SRO strikes balance between authority and compassion. Wyoming legislature…
Safety Law News 6/12/12
After an eight-year-old special needs student was handcuffed, Las Vegas educators are moving to amend a policy that permits campus police to handcuff students. The student has repeatedly tried to injure people around him. Wyoming students have a new motivation…