— In Missouri, the United States Court of Appeals dismissed the claims of two high school students who were detained and questioned off-campus by outside police officers at a summer camp. The court held that the incident, involving the investigation of a claim of window peeking at a high school football camp, violated no clearly established constitutional rights. The court observed that the Fourth Amendment case of New Jersey v. T.L.O., “left open whether the reasonableness test should apply to actions conducted by school officials in conjunction with or at the behest of law enforcement agencies.” Even so, after applying lower court cases that apply a reasonableness standard where both school officials and law enforcement officers collaborate, the court held that “it was reasonable for [the officers] to believe that a seizure of high school students by a high school coach acting at the behest of the officers was permissible.” T.S.H. v. Green
— In Kentucky, the Carroll County School Resource Officers Program met or exceeded all categories in a surprise evaluation from state auditors. As a result, the program, which is the only one in the state that has a different SRO stationed at each school building, will be used as a model for others.
— In Florida, the Citrus County School Board voted to buy a mobile panic alarm system, CrisisAlert, fulfilling a state mandate to help authorities better locate and respond to school emergencies. State law requires every public and charter school to have a mobile panic alarm system. The district will pay $550,700 to install the system at 23 campuses by the 2021-22 school year.
— In Florida, the revised school resource officer agreement between the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office and Pasco County Schools will deny SROs access to student data, including grades, attendance, and discipline history. The officers will no longer have access to the school district’s Early Warning System, which designates which students are considered at-risk.