State officials on Thursday ordered local school districts across Texas to audit and correct security deficiencies at their schools before the start of the next school year.
requiring the districts “to support the safety and security of public schools.”
State lawmakers have targeted school security and mental health issues without further regulating firearms access. The TEA order especially targets how secure each school’s exterior doors are with weekly exterior door sweeps to ensure they are closed and locked.Download NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
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