Apalachee HS families on school safety
It's been five months since the deadly shooting at Apalachee High School in barrow County. Students and families are continuing to speak on school safety.
Apalachee students, parents, and lawmakers gather at capitol to address school safety
The fact that a 14-year-old got his hands on a gun and killed four people inside her daughter’s high school, shows parent Dina Valladares that legislation requiring guns be stored securely if a minor is in the home is critical.
Apalachee High students, families push for school safety legislation in wake of tragedy
Students, teachers, and grieving families from Apalachee High School are demanding lawmakers take the next step to pass safe storage laws.
Father of Apalachee High School shooting victim backs Georgia push to track students
Georgia's state House speaker wants a statewide student database of disciplinary, mental health and law enforcement information to determine which students might commit violence at school.
In wake of Apalachee shooting, Speaker Burns encouraging the state to adopt school safety plan
In the aftermath of the horrific Apalachee High School shooting back in September, Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns on Monday, with the family of football coach Richard Aspinwall in attendance, unveiled what he hopes will be a comprehensive school safety plan moving forward in the future.
Apalachee High students gather at state capitol to demand more school safety protections
An AHS family will speak at the state capitol on Tuesday as advocates continue to push for stronger safety measures at the school after the shooting. They will join Democratic State Rep. Michelle Au, who has been calling for safe gun storage laws in the state.
Georgia legislators unveiled school safety initiative
Georgia legislators unveiled a series of proposals concerning school safety this week.  Last September, four people were killed at Apalachee High School just to the east of Atlanta. The perpetrator in that shooting was a 14 year old student.
Georgia Democrats and Apalachee students offer legislative vision for preventing school shootings
Democratic lawmakers and students held their own press conference, urging lawmakers to focus on firearm access.
Georgia House Speaker pushes for school safety legislation after Apalachee shooting
To prevent future school shootings like the one that occurred at Apalachee High School last September, House Speaker Jon Burns said he will support the development of a statewide database that would contain information about students’ mental health history.
'They could’ve done more:' Apalachee High School students push for increased safety measures
Beattie, a conservative journalist and influential figure in MAGA-land, has previous Police said “around 10 people” were killed at a school on Tuesday, in what has been described as the worst mass shooting in Sweden’s history.
Georgia representatives push for safety with families from Apalachee High School
This comes after a school safety package was proposed
After September's deadly school shooting in Georgia, a call goes out for greater gun control
A day after Georgia Republican House Speaker Jon Burns unveiled school safety legislation, Democrats and families from ...
Barrow County school leaders talk safety
Barrow County school leaders held a meeting with the community to address the recent safety upgrades in the wake of Georgia's ...
Georgia House Speaker introduces new bill aimed at school safety
Among other things, the plan would create a school and student database operated by GEMA to collect and evaluate data to ...
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Mobile lawmaker's 2nd attempt to hold parents responsible if child brings gun to school
You might remember a sunny day in September last year when shots rang out at Apalachee High School in central Georgia.It ...
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Alleged Apalachee shooter's father requesting bond
The father of the alleged Apalachee High School shooter has requested bond in his criminal case.