Georgia House Speaker pushes for school safety legislation

After September’s deadly school shooting in Georgia, a call goes out for greater gun control
A Georgia Democratic lawmaker is pushing for stricter gun safety laws to stem a tide of violence like the mass shooting last September at a high school northeast of Atlanta.
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.
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.
Father of Apalachee High School shooting victim backs Georgia push to track students
For Richard Aspinwall, supporting legislation to bolster safety in Georgia schools is about carrying on the legacy of his son.Richard “Ricky” Aspinwall, a math teacher and football coach, was one of four people shot to death at Apalachee High School in September as he tried to protect his students.
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 determine if a student may be a threat.
Another 14-year-old arrested with a gun at Georgia’s Apalachee High School after deadly September shooting
A 14-year-old student has been arrested after bringing a gun on Wednesday to Apalachee High School, the same Georgia high school where a shooting in September killed two teachers and two students and wounded others.
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.
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
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