— In Georgia, the United States Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a case involving the use of a “leg sweep takedown” by a school resource officer in order to prevent a student from fleeing after a fight with another student. The court affirmed the dismissal of the discrimination claim because the officer’s history of service did not establish a pattern of discriminatory enforcement at school. The court also held that the facts did not support a claim of excessive force. B.T. by & through Jackson v. Battle
— In Mississippi, the Pearl River County School District’s Board of Trustees voted to not allow staff and teachers to carry firearms on school property. In a close vote (3-2) the Board decided that allowing staff and teachers who have an enhanced concealed carry permit to bring firearms on campus would be unwise. The primary concern before the Board was wait times when police are summoned to its campuses. Wait times are often as long as 45 minutes.
— In New York, the superintendent for the Rochester City School District is meeting with the police chief to phase-in the return of school resource officers. The school board voted to remove the officers in 2020. Even so, the spate of fighting among students is causing the move back to a police presence, with the superintendent declaring that, “we are at a point where we are in great need of their assistance.”
— In Massachusetts, officials in the City of Lawrence are seeking policy solutions to the growing violence on campus. The officials, including teachers, parents, students, clergy, and elected officials, including the mayor, are expressing outrage about how the Lawrence Alliance for Education, a nonprofit given receivership control over the school district by the State of Massachusetts, is managing the school district.