BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Pennsylvania schools will now be required to alert parents when someone other than law enforcement brings a weapon onto school grounds.
On Friday, Gov. Josh Shapiro signed Act 44 of 2025, which requires public, charter, technical and private schools to alert parents, guardians and school staff of any incidents involving a weapon on school grounds or at a school-sponsored event within 24 hours.
The legislation also applies to school buses or other school-sponsored modes of transportation…