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Sen. Patty Kim and Rep. John Schlegel highlight bipartisan school-safety measures and add bullying notification to bill
Summary
Sen. Patty Kim said she amended Senate Bill 246 to require districts to notify parents and staff about bullying as well as weapon incidents; Rep. John Schlegel called safety the top priority and cited recent state funding for education and school-safety programs.
Sen. Patty Kim and Rep. John Schlegel said bipartisan support is helping advance school-safety measures this year, and Kim said she amended a weapons-notification bill to include bullying notifications for parents and school staff.
“Senate Bill 246… would require school districts to notify parents and school employees that there was an incident that included a weapon,” Sen. Patty Kim said, and she added that she amended the bill “to make sure that school officials and parents would also know about bullying incidents.”
The lawmakers framed the change as part of a broader effort to keep…
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