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House passes bill increasing penalties and requiring threat assessments after statewide hoax incidents
Summary
House Bill 14 raises penalties for false active-shooter and threat hoaxes, clarifies consequences for students and outside actors, and requires school threat assessment teams and reporting to improve safety and accountability.
House Bill 14, sponsored by Representative Wilcox, raises criminal penalties for those who transmit threats about active shooters or mass violence in schools and mandates school-based threat assessments and disciplinary steps for students.
Wilcox framed the bill as a response to a March 29 statewide hoax that triggered lockdowns across districts. "You threaten to kill kids. There's…
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