• In Kentucky, the legislature has introduced a bill that would require school resource officers in Kentucky to carry guns. Senate Bill 8 would require that all schools have at least one armed SRO and one mental health counselor for every 250 students. The bill would also order the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training to create an active shooter training video.
• In Florida, the legislature has introduced House Bill 1083 that would require school resource officers to go through additional mental health and de-escalation training, focused specifically on juveniles.
• In Kansas, the Wichita Schools Board of Education is joining the Valley Center School District, the Goddard School District, and the Olathe School District to pursue legal action against e-cigarette makers to combat against students’ use of e-cigarettes.
• In New York, the Willsboro Central School District is installing Stop-Arm cameras on all of its school buses. Under a new law, cars illegally passing a bus when the Stop-Arm and flashing red lights are deployed will be caught on video and fined.