- In Washington D.C., the Department of Education and the Department of Justice published recommendations on the use of police in schools.
- In New York City, school officials have confiscated far more weapons from students than they are reporting.
- In New Jersey, educators are adopting policies that ban drones from flying, launching and landing on school grounds.
- In Kansas, the Maize School District is implementing the “Run, Hide, Fight” safety policy. The procedure asks teachers to take a more assertive role in trying to survive, giving them the leeway to ignore lockdowns and run off campus with students or to unleash makeshift weapons against an intruder as a last resort.