- A survey by the North Carolina School Boards Association reveals that 82.7 percent of North Carolina high schools and 74.7 percent of middle schools have a school resource officer, while only 3.6 percent of elementary schools do.
- Highland, New York school resource officer suspended during investigation of an accidental discharge of his gun in the hallway of Highland High School during the school day.
- Knox County, Tennessee schools are asking the County Commission for an extra $1.9 million in next year’s budget to being hiring, training, and equipping an additional 58 school resource officers so they will be ready for the beginning of next school year.
- Sullivan County, Tennessee schools safety task force declares that behavioral assessments and positive influences on school culture are as important as building security and school resource officers.
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