- In Virginia, the Hampton Police Division will spend over $1 million in the coming fiscal year to station officers within the city’s schools and provide safe road-crossing for students.
- In Alabama, the new interagency school safety agreement between Huntsville school officials and police is proving difficult. One point of contention is marijuana. Some officials believe any quantity is arrestable, while some are opposed to arresting children for small amounts.
- In Massachusetts, members of the Brockton City Council are sounding off against the mayor after he announced that school resource officers would be taken away in response to a City Council budget decision.
- In Georgia, a new chief of police and 67 new school resource officers were sworn in as members of the Atlanta Public Schools Police Department. The new police officers will be assigned to middle and high schools.