After Newtown, McDonnell Forms School Safety Task Force
The group will review practices, identify vulnerabilities and make recommendations.
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell has formed a task force that will focus on school and safety in the wake of last week’s mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. “Even with raw emotions still running so high, it is prudent to begin to consider reasonable policy changes,” McDonnell said in a statement Thursday. “In the aftermath of the horrific and senseless shootings, I have asked all local and state leaders that play a role in school or campus safety to review the procedures, plans, policies and resources dedicated to this effort.” The task force will lead by the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Public Safety and the Secretary of Health and Human Resources. Representatives from law enforcement, state agencies, …
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Rich Buckley
10:30 am on Thursday, December 27, 2012
FEMA is publishing a post site for idea discussion, http://community.fema.gov/connect.ti/readynpm/messageshowthread?threadId=19950&messageId=62411 City of Campbell discusses the subject as well: http://campbell.patch.com/articles/is-gun-violence-inevitable-in-the-united-states#comment_5822095 more ›