In 2022 the Bentonville School District administrators stated that they increased security but that it was not feasible to hire armed guards for all campuses due to difficulties in hiring and in loaning police officers from police departments.
The Bentonville School District's safety measures were enhanced in 2022, but due to difficulties in finding qualified candidates and borrowing police officers from other agencies, they could not implement a comprehensive security plan that included armed guards at every campus.