- In Michigan, the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health reports that two issues have quickly climbed higher on the list of major health concerns for children: sexting and internet safety.
- In Maryland, officials from the State Board of Education and Washington County continue to debate the new state policy on out-of-school-suspensions. After making some changes, school administrators now have more discretion to suspend students for distributing drugs, physical assaults, and sexual harassment.
- In Georgia, Richmond County school buses will carry a patrol officer in an attempt to crack down on motorists who fail to yield for stoplights. Patrol cars will follow behind the bus to react when someone fails to yield during one of its assigned stops.
- In Tennessee, the Court of Criminal Appeals has reversed the conviction of a parent who told school officials, “I’m going to come back in here with an AK–47 … I’m going to kill everybody in here and then kill myself.” The court ruled that under the circumstances no rational trier of fact could conclude that the parent made his statements knowing that they would cause school personnel to fear imminent serious bodily injury. [State v. Watts]