Following last February’s school shooting in Parkland, Florida, the General Assembly passed some of the security enhancing priority recommendations provided by Virginia’s first select committee commissioned in 155 years.
The legislation based on the 24 priority recommendations from the Select Committee on School Safety are set to be voted on this week in the Virginia House of Delegates
“We’re going to need to spend some money, but we’re going to need to spend it prudently,” Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates Kirk Cox (R-Colonial Heights) said, remarking on possible recommendations coming from the Select Committee on School Safety, which may include physical and technological security measures, but will be centered around student wellness.
As members of the Select Committee on School Safety tour Virginia, Delegates O’Quinn and Pillion investigate safety measures in Southwest Virginia schools.
After Speaker Cox forms the Select Committee on School Safety analyzing school violence, House Democrats launch Safe Virginia Initiative gun control tour.
