At Tuesday night’s Barrow County School Board meeting, school safety was once again a key topic.
School officials outlined new security measures, including additional school resource officers and more mental health resources for students and staff. A recovery coordinator is now in place at Apalachee High and the district says it has contracted two student clinicians, with one set to start next week.
Students, parents, and teachers, addressed the board last night/Tuesday, with some asking for better enforcement of safety policies.
Isabelle Trejo is a Senior at Apalachee High School.
"In January, a student brought gun onto campus. More recently, an unknown high schooler or entered our school and went unnoticed. For months we've asked for proactive, not reactive policies yet. Action only comes after another dangerous incident."
Two students and two teachers died in the shooting last fall.
(Reporting and production by Pamela Kirkland)
