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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 HS shooting victim's brother demands better security in Barrow County schools
It's been five months since the mass shooting at Apalachee High School and parents continue to push for stronger safety measures.
Georgia parties have differing ideas in response to Apalachee shooting
Georgia Democrats have long seen gun restrictions as an answer to curbing gun violence, but as the minority party, their legislation has had nearly no impact. State Rep. Michelle Au said she applauds Burns’ attention to school safety and even agrees with many aspects of his proposals, especially in focusing resources on student mental health.
Father of Apalachee High School shooting victim backs Georgia push to track students
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.
Gun safety advocates call for change at Georgia Capitol in first session after Apalachee shooting
An Apalachee High School student is urging lawmakers to consider the issue of firearm access in their talks about improving school safety in the aftermath of the deadly shooting in Winder, Georgia, five months ago.
Apalachee High School students call for change with walkout
Students who survived the deadly shooting are calling for stricter laws to prevent school shootings in the future.
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.
Georgia representatives push for safety with families from Apalachee High School
This comes after a school safety package was proposed
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,
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Georgia House speaker calls for database to track troubled students, anonymous app to report threats
Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns announce Feb. 3 Republican school safety legislative platform following Barrow County school ...
Children joked about school shootings. Then the sheriff sent them to jail.
Thousands of students made threats after the Apalachee High shooting in Georgia, a Post analysis finds. Nearly 500 were ...
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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 ...
Georgia House speaker's school safety plan
Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns unveiled a school safety legislative package on Monday to prevent future shooting tragedies.
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