- In Florida, the legislature has approved and sent to the Governor SB 7026 — the “Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act.” The legislation would raise the age to buy all firearms to 21 and impose a three-day waiting period for most gun purchases — and potentially put guns into the hands of some educators.
- In Indiana, the Boone County Board of Education, Walton-Verona Independent School District, Boone County Sheriff’s Office, and Boone County Fiscal Court made a joint announcement that all Boone County and Walton-Verona schools will have an armed officer on every campus starting next school year.
- In Maryland, the Governor is using executive action to implement new school safety policies. He will provide an additional $50 million for school safety grants, which could be used for a number of safety improvements including armed school resource officers.
- In North Carolina, the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office is implementing a new volunteer program aimed at former law enforcement or military officers to serve as armed volunteer school resource officers.
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