Georgia House Speaker pushes for school safety legislation

Father of Apalachee High School shooting victim backs Georgia push to track students
For Richard Aspinwall, supporting legislation to bolster safety in Georgia schools is about carrying on the legacy of his son.Richard “Ricky” Aspinwall, a math teacher and football coach, was one of four people shot to death at Apalachee High School in September as he tried to protect his students.
Georgia House Speaker pushes for school safety legislation after Apalachee shooting
To prevent future school shootings like the one that occurred at Apalachee High School last September, House Speaker Jon Burns said he will support the development of a statewide database that would contain information about students’ mental health history.
Father of alleged Apalachee High School shooter asks for bond
Gray’s lawyer has filed a petition for bond saying, “the lack of bond denies the defendant his federal and state constitutional right to be free of excessive bail.”
After Apalachee School Shooting, Georgia Lawmakers May Seek to Share More Information on Students
Georgia lawmakers could order agencies to broadly share education, child welfare and juvenile court records after four people were shot and killed at Apalachee High School in September
Lawmakers push for more school safety in Georgia
Georgia Republicans introduced legislation they say will address the mass shooting at Apalachee High School shooting.
No Second Amendment curbs in Speaker's school safety bill
Burns’ measure includes no new requirements for gun owners. "We believe, to be responsible and respectful of our Second ...
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Georgia House Speaker introduces sweeping school safety reforms after mass shooting
Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns has introduced a comprehensive school safety plan to the legislature, aiming to prevent ...
Children joked about school shootings. Then the sheriff sent them to jail.
Thousands of students made threats after the Apalachee High shooting in Georgia, a Post analysis finds. Nearly 500 were ...
Winder-Barrow High School student, recent graduate killed in crash in Hall County: officials
Georgia State Patrol said troopers responded to the two-vehicle collision on Saturday, Feb. 1, at 11:33 a.m. on SR 365 NB, ...
Burns proposes a school safety database
Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns ended speculation on whether lawmakers would consider a school safety database.
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Georgia board mandates schools to work with safety experts on building design
The Georgia Board of Education has adopted a new rule requiring local school systems to consult with public safety experts to ...
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Georgia bill calls from harsher penalties for threats, anonymous app to tackle school violence
Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns proposed school-safety legislation in response to shooting at Apalachee High School.