Topic: School Safety | The Georgia Sun

🔍 Why It Matters: The weapons detection systems being installed at all middle and high schools represent the most visible part of a comprehensive security upgrade that will affect how students, parents, and visitors experience Muscogee County schools daily.

Back to School: Muscogee County Installs Weapons Detection System

by B.T. ClarkJuly 25, 2025July 25, 2025

Muscogee County students will walk through new security technology as part of enhanced safety measures when they return to class next month. 🚪 New Safety Layers: The district is implementing three major security changes for the 2025-2026 school year: 🔍 Why It Matters: The weapons detection systems being installed at all middle and high schools […]

The state House of Representatives passed legislation last year offering tax credits to Georgians who buy safe firearm storage devices such as trigger locks and gun safes, but the bill died in the state Senate.

How Far Should Georgia Go to Protect Children at School?

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceFebruary 14, 2025February 14, 2025

Cobb County schools are adding a new layer of security with highly trained Vapor Wake detection dogs. These dogs can sniff out explosives and firearms in motion, making campuses safer for students and staff.

Cobb Schools Add Firearm Sniffing Dogs to School Safety Arsenal

by B.T. ClarkFebruary 13, 2025February 13, 2025

Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns introduced school-safety legislation Monday stemming from last year’s school shooting in Barrow County that killed two teachers and two students.

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What is Georgia Doing to Prevent School Shootings?

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceFebruary 3, 2025February 3, 2025

Gov. Brian Kemp said Monday he will ask the General Assembly to provide an additional $50 million in state grants to improve security in Georgia schools.

Here’s What Brian Kemp Wants to Do to Make Schools Safer

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceJanuary 13, 2025

schoolchildren teaching in school

Should Georgia Teachers Carry Guns in the Classroom?

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceOctober 25, 2023October 25, 2023

A pair of new initiatives implemented by Fulton County Schools will go along way in keeping intruders off campus and keeping students safe.

Here’s how Fulton County schools are keeping students safe this year

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 23, 2022September 23, 2022

With the recent mass shooting at an elementary school in Texas as a backdrop, Georgia schools are beginning to open their doors for fall with school safety top-of-mind for parents and teachers.

Georgia students return to school. How safe is your child’s school?

by Rebecca Grapevine | Capitol Beat News ServiceJuly 29, 2022July 29, 2022

The Georgia Department of Education and the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency are launching the Georgia Center for School Safety, a website to distribute school safety resources and updated training to Georgia schools, parents and other community partners.

Georgia launches new school safety website

by School ReportsJuly 19, 2022July 19, 2022

Georgia is working to create Behavioral Threat Assessment Teams throughout the state as a part of a broader school safety effort.

What is Georgia doing to improve school safety?

by T.A. DeFeo | The Center SquareMay 29, 2022June 23, 2022

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