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Criminal background checks / Revisit school-board law
Which brings us to the new law - approved unanimously and signed in May by Gov. Chris Christie - requiring criminal background checks for school board members and charter-school trustees and the removal of any board member or trustee with a criminal
Updated: 10/18/2011 12:04A
US laws prevent an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse
Ms Gorrell said her lawyer had discussed the complaint with law enforcement officials in the US with a view to her giving evidence against Mr Brown in a criminal court. However, Lee County Sheriff Jim Scholl told her lawyers the complaint could not be
Updated: 10/17/2011 11:54P
Gujarat cop gets bail; calls Modi a criminal
Coming out of jail, the officer said rule of law has prevailed. Bhatt termed Modi a “criminal” and who can get him killed. “For me, Modi is a common criminal and who happens to be the chief minister and that doesn't make any difference.
Updated: 10/17/2011 11:38P
Is anti-bullying law working?
(National Education Association) 37 percent of all students don't feel safe at school because of bullying. (US Department of Justice) A third of students in sixth through 10th grades nationwide experienced some kind of bullying.
Updated: 10/17/2011 11:27P
Welsh Government to debate ban on smacking children
THE Welsh Assembly is to face fresh calls to ban parents in Wales from smacking their children. A previous attempt to outlaw smacking ran into a dispute about whether the Assembly had powers to pass such a law in Wales
Updated: 10/17/2011 11:09P
Bleijie blunders on criminal proceeds legislation
"On the other hand, Queensland's law- as do those in other states- says once you establish criminal activity, the onus shifts to the accused to prove they got it legally. "What is even more astounding are that the drug trafficking provisions in the
Updated: 10/17/2011 11:09P
Criminal charges to be filed in Seattle Schools financial scandal
KING 5 News has learned law enforcement officers from Seattle were able to find and interview him. Although auditors found former Seattle School Superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson didn't know about the misspent money, the school board fired her and
Updated: 10/17/2011 10:46P
Anti-gang laws will let 'Mr Bigs' off
The Courier Mail reports he said Queensland's anti-gang law, the Criminal Organisation Act, enacted in 2009, represented "three years of wasted opportunity to go after major drug syndicates" in the state. Police have drawn up an application to have a
Updated: 10/17/2011 10:29P
NJ anti-bullying law: Is it having an impact?
Jody Somers/For NJ Press Media 160000 children skip school every day due to bullying. (National Education Association) 37 percent of all students don't feel safe at school because of bullying. (US Department of Justice) A third of students in sixth
Updated: 10/17/2011 10:27P
DA gives city poker tourney the boot, saying it violates state law
We met the legal guideline as we understand them," said City Attorney Thomas Gwosdz, who reportedly had concerns about criminal law implications. "Because of the office (Tyler) holds, we're deferring to his opinion." The semi-last minute notice did not
Updated: 10/17/2011 10:26P
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