A group of male students at Driver Elementary School were suspended by Suffolk Public Schools officials for pointing pencils at each other and making shooting noises.
Continue reading...The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a disabled student stated a valid §504 claim that the school district committed gross misjudgment in failing to modify her IEP to safeguard her after three incidents of alleged sexual abuse by students, but failed to state a claim against the district for liability based on student-on-student sexual harassment.
Continue reading...Legislative efforts to allow armed teachers have had mixed results.
Continue reading...A National Rifle Association (NRA) task force has issued a report, in response to the Newtown, Connecticut school shooting, recommending the creation of programs that give additional weapons training to school resource officers as well as “selected and designated school personnel” who could then carry arms.
Continue reading...According to the Connecticut Law Tribune, the Connecticut Education Association is urging lawmakers to pass a bill that will allow teachers to decide on their own whether or not to break up student fights.
Continue reading...A local news affiliate, WZZM13.com, reports that members of the board of the Rockford Public Schools has approved a new “weapons-free school zone” policy for the district, which would prohibit any unauthorized firearms on campuses.
Continue reading...According to an Associated Press report, South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard signed a bill allowing the state’s school districts to arm teachers and other personnel with guns.
Continue reading...According to the Boston Globe, two Weymouth High School students are suing the Massachusetts local school system in state court over their breathalyzer-related suspensions after a homecoming dance.
Continue reading...According to reports from local media outlet KGET 17, during a meeting with parents regarding a January 2013 school shooting, officials of the Taft Union High School District addressed the parents’ demand to know why the district refused to disclose the disciplinary records of Bryan Oliver, the accused shooter.
Continue reading...According to The Washington Post, following the U.S. Department of Justice’s suit against Meridian, Mississippi officials accusing them of operating a “school-to-prison pipeline,” a new report cites harsh school discipline practices across the state that it contends have steered students into the justice system.
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