• Farmington, New Mexico community debates policy on when parents have the right to know details of incidents that place students at risk.
• The Board of Supervisors for Plainfield Township, Pennsylvania have implemented a controversial policy calling for all Plainfield Township police officers to visit area school only during bus arrival and departure, as well as emergency calls.
• ALICE training (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate), is being implemented in the Cape Girardeau, Missouri School District in order to proactively address crisis incidents.
• A national coalition of educators and law enforcement organizations issue a joint recommendation for improving school safety and access to mental health services for students. The recommendations are contained in a document called; “A Framework for Safe and Successful Schools.