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.
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 introduced school-safety legislation Monday
The proposal calls for improvements in information sharing among schools, increases penalties for those who make terroristic threats, and provides tax incentives to encourage purchasing firearm safety storage devices.
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's school safety plan
Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns unveiled a school safety legislative package on Monday to prevent future shooting tragedies. Burns' plan would make it easier to track students when they transfer schools,
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 representatives push for safety with families from Apalachee High School
This comes after a school safety package was proposed
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Burns proposes a school safety database
Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns ended speculation on whether lawmakers would consider a school safety database. The proposed ...