Rep. Ragan Introduces Bill To Mandate De-escalation Training For Teachers In Effort To Reduce School Shootings

Representative John Ragan Has Introduced A Bill Ahead Of The Upcoming 114th General Assembly That Would Mandate Annual De-Escalation Training For Teachers, Amending The Schools Against Violence In Education Act.

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TN State Rep Requests And Secures OREA Study On School Shootings In Tennessee

State Rep. John Ragan Recently Requested A Factual Study To Be Performed By The Comptroller Of Treasury’s Office Of Educational Research And Education Accountability On The Last 25 Years Of School Shootings In Tennessee. The Results Have Been Forwarded To His Colleagues In The Legislature In Advance Of Lee’s Special Session On Aug. 21 And Can Be Reviewed In Its Entirety In This Article.

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Montgomery County Schools Consider AI-Based Technology To Keep Weapons Out of Schools

A Recent String Of Fake Calls Of Active Shooters In A Number Of Tennessee Public Schools Has Brought The Issue Of School Safety Back To The Forefront. Many School Systems Are Looking Into The Possibility Of Additional Technology, And Even Artificial Intelligence, To Help Alleviate Some Safety Concerns.

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TBI Investigates False Reports Of School Shooters Across Tennessee

The Tennessee Bureau Of Investigation Is Looking Into A Series Of Phone Calls Made To 911 With False Claims Of An Active School Shooter In A Number Of Different High Schools Across The State.

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Vanderbilt Poll Claims Majority Of Tennesseans Approve Of Lee’s Executive Order, Red Flag Law Proposal

The Reported Results From A New Poll Run By Vanderbilt Show That Gun Regulations Were The Third-Most Important Issue To Tennessee Voters And That Those Voters Approve Of Gov. Bill Lee’s Move To Sign A Bill Strengthening Background Checks For Gun Buys.

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State And Federal Administrations Address School Safety Concerns

In The Weeks Following The Deadly Shooting At Robb Elementary School In Uvalde, Texas, Greater Focus Has Been Placed On School Security In Tennessee.

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