Georgia State Schools Superintendent Dr. Richard Woods announced Monday he’d be seeking legislation in the next session to include funds for crisis alert systems in all state schools and additional school resource officers.
The state comes in direct response to the tragedy at Apalachee High School in Barrow County, where 14-year-old student Colt Gray shot and killed four students and faculty and injured nine others.
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“As we reflect on the tragedy at Apalachee High School, it is crucial that we redouble our efforts to secure our schools and protect every student in our state,” Woods said. “In the upcoming legislative session, I will advocate for the state budget to include additional state funding for school safety, with the goal of providing a School Resource Officer and a crisis alert system in every Georgia school.”