To deter hackers, the IT team at Campbell County Public Schools in Virginia has deleted email addresses listed on the district website's staff directory. Now, teachers and administrators communicate with parents through the student information system, the parent portal and direct emails.

Bills filed in both the House of Delegates and Senate would prohibit students from being found guilty of disorderly conduct for actions in school or on a school bus. Disorderly conduct is a misdemeanor in Virginia with a potential punishment of up to a year in jail and a fine of up to $2,500.

One Michigan charter school, Eagle's Nest Academy in Flint, is now requiring clear backpacks in the hopes that the move will help curb school violence. However, parents won't have to spend their own money for the new backpacks as the school will provide the new clear ones to all students.

Texas Tech's College of Education recently received grant funding from the Texas Education Agency that will be used to expand efforts to increase the quality and diversity of teachers in rural school districts. The $484,000 grant will also enable the university to expand its partnership from five to 11 school districts.