• In Illinois, local school districts and the Illinois Association of School Boards are revisiting the proposal to allow schools to arm teachers and staff at schools. Educators are having a change of heart on the issue in sympathy with small rural school districts that cannot afford to hire school resource officers but face long response times when violence threatens their schools.
• In Connecticut, parents of students in the Greenwich Public Schools are demanding more attention be given to campus safety. A recent spate of incidents, including kids getting hit by cars in crosswalks, inconsistent screening of visitors who ring the doorbell at a school, and outdated infrastructure in the buildings, is giving rise to the concerns.
• In Ohio, the Canfield Police Department released a report, detailing more than 20 incidents in which they say the school district failed to notify a school resource officer about potential issues when they arose. The incidents include assaults, weapons, and altercations between students and faculty members.
• In Arizona, State Representative Jay Lawrence criticized the state superintendent for supporting the use of newly approved school safety funds on mostly counselors and social workers rather than armed guards.