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

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.

In The News

Georgia Democrats Want Kemp to Call a Special Session to Look at State’s Gun Laws

by T.A. DeFeo | The Center SquareJune 7, 2022October 10, 2023

As in many small Texas towns, law enforcement officers here eat free at local taquerias on some days and get complimentary haircuts at neighborhood salons on others. Residents say increased activity from cartels trafficking drugs across southwestern Texas has made them increasingly reliant on Border Patrol and the county sheriff’s department for safety.

National

Uvalde’s “back-the-blue” values collide with outrage over police response to school shooting

by Jason Beeferman | The Texas TribuneMay 31, 2022May 31, 2022

The U.S. Department of Justice will review the law enforcement’s response to the Uvalde school massacre as local police face intense scrutiny for not acting quickly enough to confront the shooter.

National

The U.S. Justice Department will review Uvalde response as questions mount

by Sneha Dey | The Texas TribuneMay 30, 2022May 31, 2022

America is facing an “epidemic of gun violence,” state Sen. Michelle Au, D-Johns Creek, said Friday at a press conference called by the Democratic Party of Georgia in response to the recent mass shootings.

Your Family

Families of spa shooting victims decry Georgia’s loosened gun laws in wake of Texas massacre

by Rebecca Grapevine | Capitol Beat News ServiceMay 28, 2022May 28, 2022