- In North Carolina, the Wake County Public School System unveiled new safety procedures that are designed to keep students safe while getting on and off school buses.
- In Maine, two Brunswick schools are found to be unsafe by failing to meet basic fire codes, ADA requirements, and hazardous materials regulations.
- In Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Task Force on School Safety and Security made 29 recommendations that the state and schools should adopt. But state agencies have not implemented any of the new recommendations.
- In Rhode Island, the Senate is debating the issue of who — if anyone — should be allowed to carry a gun on school grounds. State law bans guns in schools, exempting anyone with a license or permit to carry a concealed pistol. The proposal is to repeal the exemption.