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Departments present school‑safety update: Safe TN app, homeland agents, threat assessments and grant monitoring
Summary
Officials from the Tennessee Department of Education and the Office of Homeland Security briefed the Education Administration subcommittee on ongoing school safety work, including the Safe TN reporting app, behavioral threat assessments, homeland agents in counties and the status of school safety and SRO grants.
State education and safety officials told the Education Administration subcommittee they are continuing a multi‑pronged effort to reduce threats to schools through prevention, security measures and behavioral threat assessment.
Shannon Gordon, chief operating officer for the Tennessee Department of Education, described the department’s distinction between "school safety" (prevention, mental‑health supports, threat‑assessment teams and training) and "school security" (physical measures such as cameras, locked doors and crisis response). Gordon said local education agencies must maintain Save Act coordinators, share building plans with local law enforcement, conduct annual drills and perform safety assessments in coordination with the Department of Safety and…
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