Articles tagged as: school safety
May 11, 2018
School Safety Measure Revived For Special Session
The regular session's school safety bill focused on human trafficking and cyberbullying at first, but after the Parkland, Florida, shooting, lawmakers added more school safety language into the bill that ultimately didn't pass.
Read MoreApril 12, 2018
Southern Indiana Officials Helping Pay For School Officers
The plan calls for full-time officers at Bedford North Lawrence High School and three middle schools
Read MoreMarch 27, 2018
Court Upholds School Protective Order Against Parent, Citing Parkland
The protective order was issued against the father in 2017 after he protested outside the school with a holstered firearm and refused requests by school officials to keep the weapon in his car.
Read MoreMarch 24, 2018
Statehouse Rally Shares Message Of National March For Our Lives
As they stood in line their chants of "enough is enough" echoed those coming from inside the rotunda.
Read MoreMarch 16, 2018
What Education Bills Passed, Failed In The 2018 Session?
Here's a recap of some legislation Indiana lawmakers proposed, passed, and denied around education policy during the 2018 legislative session.
Read MoreMarch 15, 2018
School Safety Measure, Funding Fails Last Minute
The legislation passed the Senate, but the House failed to vote on the bill before the midnight deadline.
Read MoreMarch 14, 2018
Students Stage Walkout Across Indiana
Students left classes at 10 a.m., for 17 minutes in recognition of the 17 students and faculty members who died in the Parkland, Florida, shooting.
Read MoreMarch 13, 2018
Lawmakers Finalize School Safety Bill
The agreed-upon language delivers a $5 million funding request made by Gov. Eric Holcomb for the state's school safety grants, plus $1 million for the Department of Education to audit school safety plans.
Read MoreMarch 9, 2018
Holcomb Requests $5M More For School Safety
Gov. Eric Holcomb wants lawmakers to deliver $5 million more this year for schools to spend on safety upgrades.
Read MoreMarch 5, 2018
House Approves Measure Requiring School Safety Review
The legislation compels the state's secured school safety board to review school safety in Indiana and report to the legislature.
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