- After a massive public protest, Moorestown, New Jersey, officials halt the reassignment of a school resource officer. Police and township officials said privately that they were astonished at the groundswell of support for the SRO.
- After a middle school student was shot, Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent renews his demand to have a full-time school resource officer in every school.
- Wilson County, Tennessee School Board votes unanimously to pay for eight additional student resource officers so that all 19 of its schools would have a police presence.
- Cleveland, Ohio school district to redesign main entrances to elementary schools to ensure optimal school security. The remodeling projects will include a secure entrance with buzzer-locked doors.