A group of 13 senators have introduced legislation to allow 100,000 public schools to improve school safety by using federal dollars for school counselors, alarm systems, security cameras and crisis intervention training.
The School Safety & Mental Health Services Improvement Act was introduced by Senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker of Tennessee along with other leaders.
Under The School Safety & Mental Health Services Improvement Act, the federal government can help in the following four ways:
* encourages more school counselors and other mental health professionals
* encourages school safety infrastructure upgrades
* encourages the development of mental health programs for crisis intervention training and mental health assessments
* creates a presidential task force to increase interagency communication
Legislation Introduced to Improve School Safety
Mar 9, 2018 | 6:00 AM