Bill That Will Enable Schools To Engage Retired Law Enforcement/Military To Work As SRO’s Rolled To This Week

Last Week In The Tennessee House K-12 Subcommittee, Members Rolled A Bill To This Week That Will Allow For Schools To Engage The Services Of Retired Law Enforcement And Military As SRO’s In Schools Who Currently Do Not Have One On The Premises.

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Bill Introduced By Tennessee Republicans Would Enable Law Enforcement Agencies To Assign SRO’s To Schools That Fail To Request One (Update 2.13.24)

A Set Of Companion Bills Were Filed In The First Week Of January That Would Change The Current Law, Enabling Law Enforcement Agencies To Assign Resource Officers To Schools Who Had Not Previously Requested One. The Legislation Also Includes Language That Authorizes The Appointed SRO To Carry A Weapon On School Grounds Without The Express Written Authorization Of The Director Of Schools And The Principal Of The School Assigned.

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Proposed Tennessee House Bill Would Allow Schools To Hire Retired Officers, Veterans As SROs (Update 2.13.24)

The House K-12 Subcommittee Is Set To Hear Potential Legislation That Would Allow School Systems To Hire Retired Law Enforcement Officers And Veterans To Fill School Resource Officer Positions.

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I Challenge The Tennessee Holler & The Tennessee Lookout To An Open, Civil Policy Debate & Much More In The BIG 7!

💪 I challenge The Tennessee Holler & The Tennessee Lookout
to an open, civil policy debate.

Will they accept?

Conservative Bill STOPS Social Media Censorship In TN

Illegal Immigration, Property Tax Relief, Voice Votes, Kevorkian Bill & MORE in the BIG 7!

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Tennessee House Subcommittee Scheduled To Consider Bills On School Resource Officers & AI

As This Year’s State Legislative Session Continues, The Tennessee House K-12 Subcommittee Has Been Scheduled To Discuss Legislation That Would Impact The Safety And Security Of K-12 Schools Across The State, As Well As The Educational Integrity Of Those Schools.

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Hamilton County Public Schools Are Not Safe

Parents Across Hamilton County Send Their Children To Public School With The Expectation That Their Children Will Learn To Read, Write, And Do Math In A Safe Environment. It Is Shocking And Infuriating To Know That This Is Not The Reality In Hamilton County Schools.

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Metro Nashville Council Accepts $3 Million Grant To Fund SROs For District Schools

The Metro Nashville Council Accepted A Grant On Tuesday That Would Provide More Funding For School Resource Officers. This Grant Will Cover The Cost To Place SROs In Every Middle And High School In The Metro Area.

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Tennessee School Districts Await School Safety Grant Distributions

Schools Across The State Have Been Able To Receive School Safety Grant Money Since The End Of June, And A Recently Released Report Shows Just How Much Money Each System Will Be Receiving

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Metro Nashville Public Schools To Utilize “Social Emotional Learning” To Address School Safety

The Director Of Metro Nashville Public School’s Plan To Address School Safety Includes Making Sure The Students Have “Safe And Secure” Conditions, Academic And Curriculum Approaches, Hiring of “Safety Ambassadors” And The Further Integration Of Social Emotional Learning.

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MNPD And Nashville Mayor Say MNPS Will Get An SRO In Every Elementary School But Make No Commitments To A Timeline

This Past Week In A Shift From Prior Statements, Mayor John Cooper And MNPD Police Chief John Drake Stated That There Will Be An Armed Sro In Every Elementary School- Eventually.

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