• The Indiana legislature has changed its mind on a provision of Senate Bill 1 that would require schools to have an armed protection officer in the building during school hours. The new language gives schools an annual opportunity to opt out of the requirement.
• The Gloucester County, Virginia Board of Supervisors reject a proposal to place school resource officers in their elementary schools.
• The Oklahoma legislature rejects House Bill 1062 that would have allowed public school teachers or administrators who successfully complete a special school resource officer course to bring loaded handguns to school.
• Alabama Governor Robert Bentley vetoed a bill that would authorize volunteer security forces at schools. However, support grows for legislation that would allow local school systems statewide to hire armed guards.