School districts in New Jersey must implement policies to establish threat assessment teams at each school in the state by the 2023/2024 school year.

Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo is urging school districts to utilize a $10.5-million school construction fund – the School Building Authority Fund – to make immediate school security repairs.

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has signed school safety legislation.

A recent survey of more than 1,100 Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students found that about a third want school security upgrades.

A school district in northern Georgia unanimously voted to arm teachers with guns who volunteer to carry. 

The Michigan Education Association (MEA) released results from a new statewide survey of its members that found an overwhelming majority oppose arming educators.

Nearly three-quarters of U.S. school teachers oppose the idea of training certain teachers and staff to carry guns in school buildings.

Under a package of school safety initiatives proposed by Ohio Governor John Kasich, state schools could see additional grant money for security upgrades and face penalties for failing to submit safety plans.

A bill in Nebraska would set school security standards for the state. Currently, it’s up to each school district to decide security standards, but state Sen. Rick Kolowski wants someone to help implement those measures, saying “To have someone at the state level that can give assistance to districts when they have questions or collect information from districts so we know where we stand.”