Issue Position: Reinforcing School Safety

Issue Position

A school that is safe is a school where a student is safe to learn. We must approach school safety from a holistic perspective by addressing student mental and emotional health. In the past session, we made the decision to hire more school counselors, looking to meet the national standard of one counselor to every 250 students, ensuring that students would be able to get the help they need before issues arise. But before our schools can keep this legislative promise, we must follow through with state funding for the counselors and mental and social work professionals we need.

Keeping our schools safe also means we must do everything we can to keep our students safe from guns including penalizing improper storage, restricting access to minors, and putting into place Extreme Risk Protection Orders, also known as Red Flag Laws.

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