In this week's Lawmaker Huddle on Morning Edition, GPB’s Pamela Kirkland catches up with Lawmakers host Donna Lowry to discuss legislation that cleared Crossover Day.
On Tuesday, the Georgia House Committee on Education heard legislation that would help guarantee students' and schools' safety, health and well-being to prevent school tragedies before they occur.
A judge has granted a $500,000 bond for the father of a 14-year-old boy who is accused of a deadly mass shooting at a Georgia high school. It's a rare case of a parent being charged after a school shooting.
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. Republican Jon Burns also wants to mandate that each school system create a threat assessment team to evaluate tips about violence.
The recent shooting at Apalachee High School outside of Atlanta caused more than physical wounds. Medical experts worry a lack of mental health resources in the community — and in Georgia as a whole — means few options for those trying to cope with trauma from the shooting.
Georgia's state House speaker says lawmakers in 2025 will consider new policies after a school shooting killed four at a high school northeast of Atlanta. But Republican Jon Burns is stopping short of Democratic demands.
The federal government is investing billions to bolster school safety and mental health resources to combat gun violence. But some sense a disconnect between those programs and what students need.
Republican Lt. Gov. Burt Jones says he wants the state to spend more money on school safety, including paying for teachers to take firearms training, and paying teachers who hold a firearms training certificate an annual stipend.
The Bibb County School District now has a way to receive anonymous tips regarding threats to student safety — an online portal to help inform the district about student issues or threats to safety and security it might not otherwise know about.
A bill aiming to increase safety in schools is headed to the Governor's desk to be signed into law. House Bill 147, the “School Safety Act” presented by Senator Mike Hodges (R—Brunswick), passed the Senate today.
Friday on Political Rewind: With August around the corner, Georgians are getting ready to go back to school. Our panel breaks down bans on "divisive" concepts, clear bag policies for students' safety, and teacher shortages.
Plus, Kemp and Abrams' opposing messages on school safety.
