Articles tagged as: school safety
February 5, 2020
Teacher Gun Training Requirements Bill Clears Senate
The bill requires training in weapons, legal ramifications, 911 calls and a mental health evaluation. It also requires 16 hours of renewal training each year.
Read MoreJanuary 31, 2020
Bill Would Require Teachers To Get Trained Before Carrying Guns In Schools
The bill would require educators and staff who carry guns in school to complete 40 hours of training in a variety of areas, including emergency medical preparation, legal ramifications, and psychological assessment.
Read MoreJanuary 23, 2020
Senate Panel Denies Measure To Enhance Training For Police In Schools
More districts are hiring law enforcement to increase security in schools and can use state funding to do so, but lawmakers are debating what sort of training officers need before working around students.
Read MoreJanuary 20, 2020
For Safety Funding, Bill Would Require Schools To Partner With Mental Health Provider
A bill up for passage in the Senate this week would require schools, beginning in 2021, to have a relationship with a mental health care provider before getting school safety dollars.
Read MoreSeptember 9, 2019
New Round Of Indiana School Safety Grants Vary Widely
Changes made to Indiana's school safety grant program resulted in some school districts seeing funding cut in half as others are receiving double last year's money.
Read MoreAugust 9, 2019
As The School Year Begins, More Policymakers Talk School Safety, Shooter Response
Two bills lawmakers passed this year qualify more schools for the states secured school grants, and expand how schools can use the money.
Read MoreAugust 7, 2019
Muncie Student Arrested With Gun Across From High School
The juvenile student had a loaded handgun. Hed left classes earlier Wednesday and police say school resource officers had dealt with him earlier in the day.
Read MoreJuly 15, 2019
State Secured School Safety Grant Applications Open
Applications for the state's Secured School Safety Grant program opened Monday. The funding can be used for things like hiring school resource officers or making safety improvements to buildings.
Read MoreJuly 10, 2019
Carmel Schools Becomes One Of First In State To Ask Taxpayers To Fund Safety Plan
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.
Read MoreMay 27, 2019
Providing Student Mental Health Services: A Tale Of Two Schools
After two school shootings last year, lawmakers named mental health services in schools a top priority. Many schools across the state say they need more: more counselors, therapists, funding and support.
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