New TN laws that address safety as students head back to school
The Tennessee 113th General Assembly passed a few new laws that will make changes to safety policies as students return to classes for the 2023-2024 school year.
Tennessee launches $194M in K-12 school safety grants
The largest portion of the grants are $140 million toward full-time school resource officers at Tennessee schools.
School safety: What's next in Nashville for school resource officers, other measures
The Metro Nashville Police Department is working to staff all 75 student resource officer positions for Nashville schools after roughly 70% of them remained unfilled at the end of the latest school year.
Metro School Board approves emergency preparedness backpacks for every classroom
Metro Nashville Public Schools board voted to move forward with implementing emergency preparedness backpacks inside of every classroom in the district.