Apalachee HS shooting victim's brother demands better security in Barrow County schools
It's been five months since the mass shooting at Apalachee High School and parents continue to push for stronger safety measures.
Father of Apalachee High School shooting victim backs Georgia push to track students
For Richard Aspinwall, supporting legislation to bolster safety in Georgia schools is about carrying on the legacy of his son.Richard “Ricky” Aspinwall, a math teacher and football coach, was one of four people shot to death at Apalachee High School in September as he tried to protect his students.
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.
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.
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.
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 determine if a student may be a threat.
Another 14-year-old arrested with a gun at Georgia’s Apalachee High School after deadly September shooting
A 14-year-old student has been arrested after bringing a gun on Wednesday to Apalachee High School, the same Georgia high school where a shooting in September killed two teachers and two students and wounded others.
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.
Georgia Speaker's school safety legislative packages includes statewide database
Republican leaders of Georgia's House of Representatives want schools and law enforcement to use a statewide database to share concerns about students who might pose a safety threat. Why it matters: State legislative action was expected following the fatal shooting of two students and two teachers last September at Apalachee High School in Barrow County.
Apalachee High student, families go to GA Capitol demanding tougher school safety, gun storage laws
Citing unnamed sources familiar with the discussions, The Wall Street Journal reports that officials have ruminated over a particular executive order that would shift some of the agency’s functions to other departments and shut down functions Police said “around 10 people” were killed at a school on Tuesday,
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 Georgia Democratic lawmaker is pushing for stricter gun safety laws to stem a tide of violence like the mass shooting last ...
Apalachee High School students call for change with walkout
Students who survived the deadly shooting are calling for stricter laws to prevent school shootings in the future.
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Georgia House speaker calls for database to track troubled students, anonymous app to report threats
Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns announce Feb. 3 Republican school safety legislative platform following Barrow County school ...