- In Alabama, a federal judge has ruled that the use of pepper spray by Birmingham school resource officers in city high schools for non-violent minor incidents was unconstitutional. [J.W. v. Birmingham Board of Education]
- The U.S. Department of Education is requiring every public school in the nation to report data on school discipline in order to determine the scope of any civil rights violations against minority and special education students.
- In Beaufort County, South Carolina, data on school discipline shows that there were 110 criminal citations given to middle school students last year, a majority of those for assault.
- In San Diego County, California, a dozen school districts will soon have School Resource Officers and Truancy Intervention Probation Officers on campus under a new program to reduce violence and truancy.
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