— In Wisconsin, the Court of Appeals of Wisconsin upheld the removal of a teacher from campus to keep students safe. The court ruled that the school board “acted reasonably” based on evidence that the teacher had inappropriate physical contact with middle-school boys. The court agreed with the school board that it did not have to wait for express permission from the human resources (HR) department nor did it have to wait until the teacher was criminally charged and his teaching license revoked. Klosterman v School District of Omro
— In New Mexico, parents are patrolling Gadsden Independent School District schools as part of the parents-on-patrol program (POP), that was set in place due to a lack of school resource officers (SROs).
— In Nebraska, suspensions rose at Lincoln Public Schools, but calls to law enforcement, citations fell last school year. Calls to law enforcement were down, and juvenile referrals — when officers issue a citation — decreased even more. Officers initiated just 2.9% of calls that resulted in a citation.
— In Ohio, school resource officers in the Canal Winchester schools acknowledge that while the safety of students and an immediate presence in the event of a threat to student safety is a priority, it is equally important to make connections with students and establish a rapport with students at an early age.