Breaking news: Governor releases Texas School Safety Update

Texas Legislature School Safety
Date Posted: 8/28/2019 | Author: Monty Exter
Gov. Greg Abbott released his 23-page Texas School Safety Update today. As we have reported here on ATPE's Teach the Vote blog, Gov. Abbott convened a series of roundtable discussions on the issues of school shootings and school safety following the tragic shooting that occurred last year at Santa Fe High School. The governor also designated school safety as an emergency item for the 86th Texas Legislature to work on during the 2019 legislative session.
The Texas School Safety Update is aimed largely at highlighting in one document the funding and policy decisions that have been made over the last two years to address school safety. Entitled "Improving School Safety in Texas," the report shared with the public today details both legislative and administrative actions that have been taken at least partly in response to the governor's focus on school safety and his recommendations for dealing with the issue. View the full report here.
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