Two Tennessee Republicans have introduced legislation in Congress to improve security in American schools. Both said they were motivated by the recent mass shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville.
“We must protect our nation’s schools and children from evil individuals who seek to cause senseless harm to others,” U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-Tenn.) wrote in a statement released on April 11.
Fleischmann introduced HR 2491, the Securing Aid for Every (SAFE) School Act. The act would establish a $900 million grant program for public and private schools to hire security, conduct threat assessments, improve the security of school buildings, train teachers, and purchase equipment for the safety officers….