- In North Carolina, The North Carolina Teacher Working Conditions survey is an anonymous statewide survey to assess conditions at schools. Its 2016 results show that 86% of teachers surveyed reported that their schools were a good place to work. 92.5% of the teachers reported that their school environment was safe. Nevertheless, nearly 30% of principals reported spending between 5-10 hours per week on student discipline issues.
- In Colorado, the legislature has introduced Senate Bill 5 which will authorize school districts to designate school personnel to carry firearms if they are properly trained.
- In California, the Superintendent for the Antioch Unified School District sent a letter to parents and the community regarding recent reports of racial slurs, taunting, and intimidation of students.
- In Indiana, the Porter County Sheriff’s Office has posted an educational video on YouTube–“One County One Protocol,” for the purpose of introducing the vocabulary and the countermeasures of a unified response by students, faculty, staff, and police during a school crisis.