The referendum aims to bring in an estimated $5 million a year for three years to fund school resource officers, teacher and staff training and mental health services for students.

The House Ways and Means Committee approved a bill this week to let schools ask for tax hikes for safety costs alone.

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.

Earlier this month, state Sen. Travis Holdman (R-Markle) announced plans to file legislation that would add another funding option for schools: school safety referenda on local ballots.

Noblesville Schools will ask voters this Fall to nearly double a current property tax rate to expand safety measures in the wake of the school shooting there in May.

In a stunning twist to a sluggish effort, Indianapolis Public Schools’ bid for $725 million in tax hikes was brought to a halt Monday.

A member of the State Board of Education is calling on Indianapolis Public Schools to delay its request for a nearly $1 billion property tax hike for Center Township residents.