Mental health is an increasing part of the school safety conversation in Indiana.

The full impact of scoring issues plaguing this year's ISTEP results remains unknown, but state officials aim to resolve the problems by the end of this week.

Tuesday night the Indianapolis Public Schools board heard recommendations on the next steps to determine the future uses of the vacant Broad Ripple and John Marshall High Schools.

Indiana was the only state to rank "good" in both categories, while half of states in each category received a "weak" or "inadequate" designation.

Ten candidates will be on the November ballot for three open seats on the Indianapolis Public Schools Board.

Indiana law allows families to choose which school to attend. The report found 100,000 families chose a school outside of their neighborhood.

The idea behind the court isn't to discipline children for not showing up, but to figure out what's causing the behavior and how the school district can help.

Republican state Sen. Travis Holdman of Markle says he'll introduce a bill in the 2019 legislative session that would allow schools to seek school-safety referendums that would work the same as operating referendums.

Since Shelly Fitzgerald's superiors at Roncalli High School met with her about her same-sex marriage - and told her to end it or lose her job - she's seen an outpouring of support.

The state recently released a report full of recommendations to improve school safety, with mental health services and support as a key theme.