School Safety in the News 3-19-13

Howard task force issues school safety report; work to start immediately
Baltimore Sun (blog)

Week Ahead: TJ Lane Sentencing, School Safety Taxes and More
StateImpact Ohio

House takes up bill that provides $10M for school safety improvements
Bismarck Tribune

House approves school safety bill by wide margin
Thecollinsvillenews

Rondout Valley to hold school safety meeting tonight
Kingston Daily Freeman

Wyo officials look for ways to improve school safety
Casper Star-Tribune Online

School safety: Law enforcement training this week to combat 'active shooter'
al.com (blog)

Blaine County School District Forms Safety Task Force
KMVT

Parents, school staff concerend over campus safety during fugitive search
KHOU

St. Mary's County Schools Restrict Hugging, Homemade Treats for Safety
NBC4 Washington

School Bans Hugs, Students up in Arms

Forest City, NC

Schools reasonably ban cigarettes, drugs and violence — but hugging? Students are not embracing Chase Middle School's hugging ban.

The Forest City, N.C. school's administrators said they will not tolerate consensual light embraces between friends. Hugs, they maintain, are not appropriate school behavior.

This stance came to light after a frightening seizure sent eighth-grader Parker Jackson to the hospital in an ambulance.

His classmates welcomed him back with many hugs the following day, reported Fox Carolina. But the administration would not stand for those public displays of affection.


Parker Jackson, left, and Erika Parris, enjoy a nice warm hug.

Safe Havens, International