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House School Safety Committee unveils new recommendations

After months of meeting across the state, the House Select Committee on School Safety met for the final time Thursday to approve another round of recommendations to make schools safer. The school safety committee was formed in the wake of the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, which left...

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State Board of Education looking to approve school psychologist reciprocity

The General Assembly has so far failed to pass a bill to ensure nationally accredited school psychologists can get licensed. House Bill 933 would have instructed the State Board of Education to grant licenses to people certified by the National Association of School Psychologists. The bill became controversial after Senate lawmakers added language allowing small...

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House School Safety Committee announces $35 million to bolster security

The House Select Committee on School Safety has announced plans to appropriate $35 million for a bevy of school safety measures in the upcoming budget. Committee Chairman Rep. David Lewis, R-Harnett and Chairman Rep. John A. Torbett, R-Gaston led a press conference Thursday, May 24, detailing how the $35 million will be divided. The school...

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