August 6, 2010
Federal legislation introduced by a California congresswoman in late July would authorize $70 million in grants to provide first-responders devices capable of the highest-speed transmissions of data, voice, and video services over the Internet.
July 20, 2010
The California Region 12 Chapter of IAHSS will be presenting “Professional Liability: Do You Know...What You Don't Know?” July 22 and 23.
July 2, 2010
Written policies and legislation send a clear message that bullying prevention is an important priority.
June 29, 2010
A new law mandates that public and private schools conduct background checks with three previous districts a potential hire has worked for in order to eliminate sexual misconduct by Oregon school employees against students.
June 21, 2010
New York Gov. David Paterson has submitted legislation that would require every school to post the state's violence hotline in the hallways so that students who have been bullied can have quick access to services.
June 16, 2010
The Student Press Law Center (SPLC) and two national journalism organizations filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging a federal appeals court to overturn a ruling that upheld the censorship of a cartoon that was critical of a New York high school's teaching methods for sex education.
June 15, 2010
The state of Mississippi will enforce a new anti-bullying law that takes effect July 1 and allows bullying victims to fight back against their attackers.
June 2, 2010
The Supreme Court retreated from strict enforcement of the famous Miranda decision on Tuesday, ruling that a crime suspect's words could be used against him if he failed to clearly invoke his rights and, instead, answered a single question after nearly three hours of interrogation.
May 24, 2010
The House of Representatives passed a bill establishing grants for the installation of fire prevention and suppression technologies for university student housing, including fraternity and sorority houses.
May 3, 2010
BOSTON -- Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick signed a bill designed to prohibit bullying on school property and cyberbullying on Monday.
April 22, 2010
In a 26-13 vote, the South Carolina state Senate failed to override Gov. Mark Sanford’s veto of a bill attempting to expand the powers of private college campus police.
April 20, 2010
The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled in favor of a student advocacy group seeking to allow students with concealed weapon permits to carry guns on campus.
April 2, 2010
U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) plans to propose a law extending federal wiretap privacy protections to images from Web cams. The legislation is being introduced in response to the alleged use of cameras in school-issued laptops for surveillance at Harriton High School.
March 26, 2010
The states of Kansas and Georgia are moving toward adopting laws that the lift or ease the current bans on individuals carrying concealed weapons at colleges and universities, as well as other locations.
March 23, 2010
In a 47 to zero vote, the Atlanta Senate unanimously approved Senate Bill 299, a zero tolerance bill. It includes limits that proponents of the bill say will make school officials use common sense when disciplining students for weapons violations.
March 6, 2010
Following a federal investigation, the House of Representatives passed a bill, known as the Keeping All Students Safe Act (H.R. 4247), which would establish regulations for seclusion and restrain practices by schools.
March 1, 2010
Security On Campus Director of Public Policy S. Daniel Carter will deliver an in-depth presentation on the new Federal Jeanne Clery Act requirements at the Campus Safety Conference, which will take place at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, Calif., in late March.
March 1, 2010
Campus protection professionals who are creative, tap into training and construction grants, and have good working relationships with executive administrators and external stakeholders will be more successful in getting their projects funded.
March 1, 2010
Parent concerns about their children’s safety often lead them to be fixated on “stranger danger,” while overlooking more common threats.
February 18, 2010
California hospitals will need to meet additional security requirements beginning July 1, under the terms of a law that was revised to improve security in emergency rooms.