Posted: | April 26, 2023 11:39 AM |
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From: | Senator Jarrett Coleman |
To: | All Senate members |
Subject: | Weapons in Schools: Providing for the notification of parents and guardians |
Under current law, school districts are not required to inform parents or guardians about incidents when a weapon is brought onto school grounds or related activities. In fact, districts are only required to report to the Department of Education incidents “relating to expulsions for possession of a weapon on school grounds, school-sponsored activities or public conveyances providing transportation to a school or school-sponsored activity.” There should be a much higher level of transparency around weapons brought to schools. I will be introducing legislation to increase the reporting requirements around these incidents and ensure that parents and guardians are informed in a timely manner of any incidents with the potential to affect their children. I hope that you will join me in sponsoring this important legislation. |
Introduced as SB971