What ideas are Texas lawmakers exploring to keep schools safe?
“What ideas are Texas lawmakers exploring to keep schools safe?” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.
After 10 people were killed in a southeast Texas school shooting earlier this year, lawmakers spent several months discussing what might prevent another mass tragedy. In a 40-page school safety plan released less than two weeks after the shooting, Gov. Greg Abbott recommended proposals that ranged from beefing up existing mental health screening programs to “hardening” schools — both by guarding them with an increased police presence and by persuading more districts to join one of the existing programs for arming school employees.
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This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune at https://www.texastribune.org/2018/12/20/texas-lawmakers-school-safety-legislature/.
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