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Texas schools continue to adopt stricter safety measures they hope will better harden campuses and prevent future active shooter situations in light of the recent deadly, mass shootings in Parkland, Florida, and closer to home at Santa Fe High.

On Memorial Day weekend, Andrew Pollack will continue his tireless work to honor his daughter, Meadow, who died along with 16 others at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on Valentine’s Day when an armed former student with mental health issues stormed the school.

A North Texas school district announced plans to pour $36 million into high-tech surveillance and overhaul existing security systems to thwart potential active shooters and other campus threats.

Parkland gun control activist David Hogg suggests Broward County deputy Scot Peterson’s decision to stay out of building 12 while the attack occurred shows that teachers cannot be expected to protect kids.

The Pennsylvania school district that faced a social media backlash over news that it armed students with rocks to fight off mass shooters now says it will be adding good guys with guns for protection.

One Texas superintendent of schools says that, lately, he has been inundated with phone calls from people “probably in every state” asking about the campus safety program he pioneered over a decade ago — the Guardian plan.

On March 15, NPR noted the heinous nature of Florida’s Parkland school shooting but quickly added that claims school shootings are at epidemic levels are false.

The White House released four top-line action items for securing America’s schools on Monday after many discussions over how to prevent future school shootings like the one last month in Florida.

Pat McCargo, the Chair of the Education Committee for the Cherry Hill African American Civic Association, argued at a public school board meeting on student safety that police might use “brown boys” as “target practice” if they were placed in schools.

Florida’s House Democratic Caucus voted unanimously Tuesday to ensure that teachers cannot shoot back if under attack.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott called upon the State’s higher education officials to conduct a review of safety protocols in place at community colleges and universities.

South Carolina State Rep. Steven Long (R-37) says armed teachers could stop “mentally defective cowards” before school children are harmed.

President Trump warned CPAC attendees on Friday that Democrats will take away tax cuts and the Second Amendment if given control of Congress.

NRA’s Wayne LaPierre suggested leftists are too focused on pushing gun control to redirect their energies and fight for school safety.

President Trump suggested bonuses for teachers who carry guns to defend themselves and their students as part of his push to address school safety

President Donald Trump threatened Thursday to pull the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency out of California to punish the state for what he called its efforts to shield criminal gang members in “sanctuary cities.”

Texas Governor Greg Abbott directed state education officials to take immediate steps to ensure the safety of K-12 students in light of last week’s deadly shooting at a Florida high school.

Rush Limbaugh made clear that Democrats are focused on the politicization of mass shooting attacks rather than advancement of school safety.

Polk County, Florida, Sheriff Grady Judd says schools must be allowed to adopt a system where concealed firearms holders are on campus and can “run to the threat.”

A Washington, D.C. attorney who has practiced both civil rights and constitutional law warns it is possible that Senate confirmation of a left-leaning Obama appointee to the high court could allow the federal government to take over not only police departments, but also all of school discipline in public schools.