Indiana has been recognized on the national level for our school safety measures, and through new legislation I authored, the Indiana General Assembly is working to further protect students and educators.
My proposed legislation would provide funding flexibility for school safety grants, increase partnerships with local law enforcement to put more resource officers in schools and implement new safety precautions. This bill would also ensure an active shooter drill is practiced at least once each semester. These additional safety partnerships and training resources would better prepare students and teachers if an incident were to occur.
These measures are based on recommendations from Gov. Eric Holcomb’s school safety report, which focus on improving statewide health and safety initiatives for students, educators, staff and schools.
