Texas will allow more teachers to have guns in school and will increase mental health services for students under bills that Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law Thursday as major parts of the state's response to a 2018 mass shooting at a high school near Houston. School districts will be allowed to
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas will allow more teachers to have guns in school and will increase mental health services for students under bills that Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law Thursday as major parts of the state's response to a 2018 mass shooting at a high school near Houston.
Lawmakers also approved separate measures to"harden" campuses with metal detectors, vehicle barriers, new security doors, shooter alarm systems and other means. A push for red flag laws,"Right now it's not necessary in the state of Texas," Abbott said."We think the best approach is what we passed." The Texas State Teachers Association lauded the boost in mental health services and training but opposed expanding the marshal program.
Texas had less than 40 school marshals throughout its more than 1,000 public school districts in early 2018. Applications rose sharply after the Santa Fe attack, which authorities blame on a student at the school who faces charges, and the number of school marshals rose to nearly 200 by the end of the school year that just ended.
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