Texas governor releases 44-page school security plan

By Daniel Terrill

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott introducing the “School and Firearm Safety Action Plan” in Austin on May 30, 2018. (Photo: Dallas ISD via Facebook)
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s three days of roundtable discussions in response to last month’s Santa Fe school shooting resulted in a 44-page plan that’s heavy on school security and mental health treatment but light on gun control.
During Wednesday’s press conference, Abbott called the report “a starting point, not an ending place” and said Texas schools could implement many of the strategies before next school year while others will need legislative approval. He added the plans identify $120 million of state and federal grants that could be used immediately and that his office is working to make some $90 million more available.
The report, published Wednesday, provides some 40 suggestions for school safety and security, preventing threats, and gun storage as well as ways to fund such endeavors. A critical component of the plan is increasing armed security at schools. The report suggests collaborating with local law enforcement to heighten police presence on campuses as well as hiring more school security. Ideas include adding a police satellite office inside school buildings and expanding the school marshal programs, which trains teachers

Source: Guns.com