The National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) announced it has received a federal grant to fund development of the first-ever standardized violence prevention protocol (SVPP) for U.S. schools.

New York Assemblymembers Daniel Rosenthal (D- Kew Gardens Hills) and Stacey Pheffer Amato (D- Far Rockaway) have called upon the New York State Legislature to substantially increase security funding for nonpublic schools in the New York State budget.

Enid Public Schools has named Jason Priest as the district’s first Director of Safety and Security/Campus Police Chief.

A school district in Manor, Texas, was caught in a phishing email scam that cost $2.3 million in losses. 

Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson signed legislation to establish a State Computer Science and Cybersecurity Task Force. 

Vermont Governor Phil Scott announced that 69 public, private and independent schools across Vermont have been awarded funds to make safety improvements to school infrastructure.

Eleven new U.S. school districts (comprised of 226 schools) have been compromised by ransomware since late October.