- A report by the Pennsylvania House Select Committee for School Safety concludes school safety could be improved if teachers wear wireless pendants so they can signal trouble, retired police officers are hired to screen visitors at entrances and students have access to more mental health services.
- Several organizations in Texas are calling for tougher restrictions for the use of tasers and pepper spray in schools.
- Students in Redding, Pennsylvania are beginning to assist educators in keeping school safe by alerting officials to ‘questionable’ Internet posts.
- The Broward, Florida school district has allowed police officers to live rent-free on some school campuses since the 1980s as a way to provide after-hours safety. Critics say the program needs to be shut down.