The Feb. 14 shooting at Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, isn’t the first tragedy to kickstart legislative action. Legislators tackled the issue of school safety after the massacre of 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, in December 2012. After the Sandy Hook shooting, the General Assembly passed the...
On Feb. 14, a gunman killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, sparking outrage and fear across the country. Students, teachers, and parents demanded that something be done to prevent a similar tragedy. Although hundreds of miles away, the effects of the Parkland shooting reached the halls of legislatures across...
After the Feb. 14 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, lawmakers, educators, and law enforcement immediately looked for ways to improve school safety. Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page announced during a Feb. 28 press conference plans to enact a volunteer school resource program. The same day, Page sat down with...
Mental health dominated the first meeting of the House Select Committee on School Safety, with speakers warning legislators about a shortage of student mental health services. Legislators began looking for ways to improve school safety after the Feb. 14 school shooting in Parkland, Florida, and House speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, formed the House Select Committee...
Rick Henderson on anti-GOP legislative protests; lawmakers on protections for campus political & religious groups; Benjamin Ginsburg on election law; Luke Stancil on work with governor's Safe Schools Task Force; John Hood on histrionic claims by liberals
