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WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO MAKE SCHOOLS SAFER? By Becky Ginos becky.g@davisjournal.com BOUNTIFUL—The whole country mourned together when 19 children and two adults were killed in an elementary school shooting in Texas last week. It’s one of the worst mass shootings but unfortunately not the first. Now people are asking what can be done to stop such tragedies. “We don’t think about it until something horrible happens,” said Rep. Ray Ward, who sponsored HB120 in 2019 to try and address the issue. “The bill had three parts. One was to set aside money for physical improvements in schools for safety. It didn’t get funded because no one was in agreement of what we really need to make them safe.” Some schools have improved traffic flow with a single entry and intercom system, he said. “People will sell you safe rooms and iron bars but there was no agreement on how money should be spent to make things better.” Please see SCHOOLS: pg. 13
IN 2016 A BOY BROUGHT A GUN to Mueller Park Junior High and fired a shot into the ceiling of a classroom but was stopped before anyone was hurt. The Davis School District has put safety precautions in place creating secure vestibules where visitors are buzzed in before entering.
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