— In Wisconsin, the Court of Appeals of Wisconsin affirmed the adjudication of delinquency of a juvenile who, while unarmed and loitering on campus, repeatedly threatened to shoot a school administrator. The court ruled that the state law that prohibits threats applies when it is made directly to school personnel. Wis. Stat. § 947.019. The court held that the First Amendment does not protect expressions of violence that are “communicated directly to its victim, [that have been made] to the victim on other occasions, and … the victim had reason to believe that the maker of the threat had a propensity to engage in violence.” [Interest of D.A.M.]
— In Virginia, nearly a year after canceling its school resource officer program with the Albemarle County Police Department, officials at the Albemarle County Public Schools are creating their own in-house school safety program. The officers will be hired, trained, and supervised by school officials.
— In Kentucky, the state legislature has not provided funding for school counselors and other safety measures required in 2019 by the School Safety and Resiliency Act (Senate Bill 1). The mandates include police officers, anonymous reporting apps for students and staff, enhanced school building access controls, suicide prevention training, active shooter training, and student-involved trauma training.
— In Missouri, officials at the Springfield Public Schools have installed drop-off boxes at schools for students to safely and securely discard vape and tobacco products. The “Vape Safe Drop Boxes” allow students can discard products anonymously.