After September's deadly school shooting in Georgia, a call goes out for greater gun control
A day after Georgia Republican House Speaker Jon Burns unveiled school safety legislation, Democrats and families from Apalachee High School said they want more — namely, gun safety laws. Both efforts to curb the gun violence come months after a mass shooting at Apalachee,
Apalachee High students, families push for school safety legislation in wake of tragedy
Students, teachers, and grieving families from Apalachee High School are demanding lawmakers take the next step to pass safe storage laws.
Apalachee High students gather at state capitol to demand more school safety protections
An AHS family will speak at the state capitol on Tuesday as advocates continue to push for stronger safety measures at the school after the shooting. They will join Democratic State Rep. Michelle Au, who has been calling for safe gun storage laws in the state.
Father of Apalachee High School shooting victim backs Georgia push to track students
Georgia's state House speaker wants a statewide student database of disciplinary, mental health and law enforcement information to determine which students might commit violence at school.
In wake of Apalachee shooting, Speaker Burns encouraging the state to adopt school safety plan
In the aftermath of the horrific Apalachee High School shooting back in September, Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns on Monday, with the family of football coach Richard Aspinwall in attendance, unveiled what he hopes will be a comprehensive school safety plan moving forward in the future.
Georgia Speaker's school safety legislative packages includes statewide database
Republican leaders of Georgia's House of Representatives want schools and law enforcement to use a statewide database to share concerns about students who might pose a safety threat. Why it matters: State legislative action was expected following the fatal shooting of two students and two teachers last September at Apalachee High School in Barrow County.
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.
Apalachee High student, families go to GA Capitol demanding tougher school safety, gun storage laws
Citing unnamed sources familiar with the discussions, The Wall Street Journal reports that officials have ruminated over a particular executive order that would shift some of the agency’s functions to other departments and shut down functions Police said “around 10 people” were killed at a school on Tuesday,
Georgia representatives push for safety with families from Apalachee High School
This comes after a school safety package was proposed
Apalachee High School students call for change with walkout
BARROW COUNTY, Ga. — Students at Apalachee High School are walking out of the building Tuesday to demand school safety ...
Apalachee High School students demand legislative action
Apalachee High School students and alumni gathered at the Georgia State Capitol on Tuesday to demand legislative action in ...
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 ...
Georgia House Speaker introduces new bill aimed at school safety
Among other things, the plan would create a school and student database operated by GEMA to collect and evaluate data to ...
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 ...