- In Colorado, Colorado Springs school officials are trying new tactics to prevent students from using marijuana.
- In Idaho, educators in Jefferson County are implementing a new emergency crisis policy based on the national “I Love U Guys” response protocol.
- A report by the American Civil Liberties Union found that during the 2013-2014 school year, over 200,000 California school students — most of them minorities from low-income families or kids with disabilities — were disciplined by an in-school police officer for minor infractions a teacher would normally handle.
- In Minnesota, Shakopee administrators have replaced D.A.R.E., the long-running school standard for substance abuse education, in favor of their own program, “COPS, Community Outreach by Police for Students.”