Georgia Senate Gives Final Approval to School Safety Bill March 15, 2023 The Georgia Senate gave final approval Monday to a school safety bill pushed by Gov. Brian Kemp that includes annual...
Maine Lawmakers Propose Arming Security Guards or Teachers in Schools February 7, 2023 AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Republican lawmakers said it’s time to beef up security in Maine schools, either with armed security...
Texas Legislation Would Allow More Armed School Personnel May 8, 2019 By Jim Vertuno Nearly a year after a mass shooting at a Texas high school in which eight students and two substitute teachers...
State Panel Urges Armed Presence in Arkansas Schools July 6, 2018 By Hannah Grabenstein The Arkansas School Safety Commission issued its preliminary report and recommends that every school always have an armed presence, including...
Armed Security Officers Present in Growing Number of Schools April 3, 2018 By Maria Danilova and Larry Fenn Armed security officers are becoming more prevalent at America’s schools, according to a federal study released last week amid a...
Rate of School Shootings in U.S. Unchanged Amid Increased Security February 3, 2014 By Kimberly Hefling There’s been no real reduction in the number of U.S. school shootings despite increased security put in place after the...
Police Offer Plan for Guns in Georgia Schools October 2, 2013 Under a plan being discussed by a northeast Georgia school district, Colt 6920 M4 carbine rifles would be stored in...
Indiana Sheriff Leery of Armed Teachers in Schools September 27, 2013 A county sheriff told Indiana legislators he doesn’t believe school security would be improved by having teachers or principals carrying...
Plan Would Place Rifles in Georgia Schools September 5, 2013 A Georgia school system is considering the idea of storing rifles in safes inside school offices in case they’re needed...
Arkansas AG: School District Must Name Teachers in Gun Program August 8, 2013 By Andrew DeMillo An Arkansas school district that trained more than 20 teachers and staff to carry concealed handguns on campus through a...