- In Washington State, the schools in the Tri-Cities area of Pasco, Richland and Kennewick, report significantly fewer weapons on campus. The good news is attributed to two things: the good presence of community oriented policing and utilizing a good security team within the building.
- In Virginia, House Bill 1234 has been introduced. If passed, it would allow school security officers, who are not active duty police, to carry firearms if they are retired law-enforcement officers serving with the local school board’s approval.
- In Tennessee, the Hamilton County sheriff has launched a new program designed to build a better relationship between students and the school resource officer program run by the Sheriff’s office.
- In Indiana, where more than 7,000 cases of bullying in public schools were reported last year, a teenager’s experience with verbal assaults highlights the difficulties of dealing with bullying on campus.