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Lawmakers: School safety bill heads to governor's desk on Day 32

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.

March 13, 2023
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis
A Cobb County School bus moves on street Friday, March 13, 2020, in Kennesaw, Ga. Georgia's second-largest school district on Thursday, July 14, 2022 approved a policy allowing some employees who aren't certified police officers carry guns in schools, but excluded teachers from those who can be armed.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Reps. Greene's, Loudermilk's Jan. 6 Trump pleas; Cobb controversy; teacher burnout

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.
 

July 22, 2022
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By:
  • Donna Lowry ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
A Dallas Independent School District bus departs L.L. Hotchkiss Elementary school after dropping off students, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014, in Dallas.

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  • National

Students in a Dallas school district must wear clear backpacks after Uvalde shooting

The decision was made using a parent and student survey, as well as by the district's internal and external safety task forces.

July 19, 2022
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
School traffic cameras

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  • Law

New automated traffic cameras catch thousands speeding in Bibb County school zones

Bibb County installed three automated school zone speed cameras in the late spring with plans to install more in the coming months. In the final two weeks of school, more than 2,000 citations were issued and more than 5,000 received warning letters in the mail.

June 28, 2022
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By:
  • Laura Corley
This combination of 2022 and 2021 photos shows Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, left, and gubernatorial Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams. As Republicans nationwide gear up to attack Democrats with tough-on-crime platforms in the fall of 2022, Democrat Abrams is making guns a central focus of her race for governor, seeking to turn crime into a liability for incumbent Republican Kemp's reelection bid.

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  • Politics

Kemp pushes on school safety; Abrams seeks officer pay hikes

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and his Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams continued their bidding war on public safety Thursday, with Abrams proposing a big pay increase for state police and prison guards, while the Republican incumbent said Georgia will spend at least $8 million more on school safety.

June 24, 2022
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By:
  • Associated Press
School safety conference

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  • Education

Shootings hot topic in Columbus during state’s school safety conference

The conference hosted by the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency has been held every year since 2009, offering a chance to share knowledge on matters ranging from bullying prevention and emergency weather preparation to gang activity, student drug use and mass shootings.

June 24, 2022
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By:
  • Ross Williams
GPB News NPR

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  • Politics

Senate gun law negotiators working toward a deal by the end of the week

Negotiations have narrowed proposals to address school safety, standards for safe gun storage, federal support for mental health programs and incentives for states to create red flag laws.

June 07, 2022
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo and
  • Kelsey Snell
Police officers walk past a makeshift memorial for the shooting victims at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Thursday.

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  • National

The Uvalde shooting renews questions about school security

Texas has tightened security at schools considerably over the past four years. But the new protective measures came up short earlier this week in Uvalde.

May 28, 2022
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By:
  • John Burnett and
  • Marisa Peñaloza
Community members gather May 21 to support each other near the Tops market that was targeted in a racist mass shooting in Buffalo, N.Y.

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  • National

After the Uvalde shooting, even parents can't enter Buffalo schools without notice

The school district in Buffalo, N.Y., announced Wednesday it would keep all school doors locked during the school day, and bar all unannounced visits to its buildings, including by students' parents.

May 26, 2022
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By:
  • Christopher Dean Hopkins
Bibb County School District Superintendent Dr. Curtis L. Jones Jr. is the 2019 National Superintendent of the Year.

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  • Education

Bibb County's Curtis Jones Is 2019 National Superintendent Of The Year

Dr. Curtis L. Jones Jr. was met with a standing ovation when he walked into work after the Presidents Day holiday. Over the weekend, the Bibb County...

February 20, 2019
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By:
  • Leighton Rowell and
  • Virginia Prescott
Republican nominee for governor Brian Kemp speaks at his Buckhead campaign headquarters about his school safety plan

Kemp’s School Safety Plan Targets Mental Health

Republican nominee for governor Brian Kemp revealed a new $90 million school safety plan Wednesday. At his Buckhead campaign headquarters, the secretary...

September 20, 2018
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
From left to right: Loretta Lepore, Michael Thurmond, Mary Margaret Oliver, and Jim Galloway.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind At The State Bar Of Georgia

On this edition of Political Rewind, we come to you from the headquarters of the State Bar of Georgia in downtown Atlanta in front of an audience of...

February 23, 2018
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By:
  • Bill Nigut

88.5 GPB-Atlanta Midday News For Friday February 23, 2018

Peake Not Running For Re-election Convicted Murderer Mistakenly Freed Money For School Safety Allocated

February 23, 2018
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By:
  • Drew Dawson

88.5 GPB-Atlanta Midday News For Thursday February 15, 2018

Data Shows Redlining In Georgia Mortgage Market New School Safety Plan In DeKalb County Random Drug Testing In Columbus School

February 15, 2018
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By:
  • Drew Dawson

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