- In South Carolina, school resource officers in North Charleston schools serve as a primary source of reports and referrals to local child care agencies.
- In Mississippi, a new study reports teachers perceive a difference in the safety of the school based on the type of officers utilized in the campus safety plan. Teachers perceived being more safe in schools with sworn and armed school resource officers as opposed to schools with unarmed and non-sworn school safety officers.
- In Virginia, the governor vetoed legislation that would have allowed private school security officers to carry firearms on school property under certain conditions. [HB 1234]
- In California, parents are voicing concerns after the Kingsburg Joint Union High School District board unanimously approved a new policy allowing up to five employees to carry a concealed weapon on campus.