- A school is not liable for the sexual assault of a nine-year-old girl, even though the man who harmed her checked her out of school six different times without authorization, according to a ruling by the full Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
- Connecticut educators are considering hiring an SRO, not “to do police work per se,” but to become a school liaison and a student confidant on school safety concerns such as drug and alcohol use.
- Reports of online bullying in one Nevada county are up as much as 30 percent, after the state passed a law to regulate internet speech. Policymakers and educators are currently discussing how to improve the law.