- A new software program, called Digital Fly, allows educators and SROs to track social media posts around their school. Within a 10-mile radius school officials can track and filter social media. The program automatically sends an email or text to administrators if there is a potential threat to campus safety.
- In Plumsted, New Jersey, school officials are implementing The Junior Officers Program to promote respectful living and safe choices by elementary students. The program is a collaborative effort between the Plumsted Township School District and the Plumsted Township Police Department.
- In Clay County, Missouri, the Liberty Public School District has installed a unitary school safety system that links the district IT data with the security management software. The new system manages both building access and video surveillance from any location and keeps the district’s employee database current.
- In Michigan, Ann Arbor Public Schools officials say they will not allow guns on school property. This is direct conflict with a state law that permits citizens with gun permits to openly carry weapons onto state school campuses.