State Superintendent Urges Lawmakers To ‘Address School Safety’

Indiana’s top education leader is urging lawmakers to address school safety in the wake of a shooting at a Florida high school where 17 people died.

Superintendent of Public Instruction Jennifer McCormick penned a letter to state and U.S. lawmakers yesterdays, outlining Indiana’s current policies regarding school safety and urging action.

She says, “These efforts must include passing policies which decrease risks, providing support for social and emotional programs to address mental and behavioral health, and approving budgets that increase resources.”

McCormick says the Indiana Department of Education wants state lawmakers to require charter and non-public schools to comply with the same safety requirements as public school corporations.

Otherwise, McCormick does not explain what policies she would like to see implemented.