How can you ensure your kids' safety when going back to school next semester?
I join Jeff Caplan's show to discuss this.
How did we get here, according to John Hollenhorst with KSL.com?
In the aftermath of the Valentine's Day shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, the Utah Legislature established a special commission to explore the issues of school safety.
It quickly learned a tragic common denominator of school massacres: People typically look back after the fact and realize there were warning signs that everyone missed — or didn't take seriously.
Now, with a push from the Utah Safe Schools Commission, Utah is moving toward a mental health approach that's designed to catch those red flags and do something about them before a tragedy takes place.
Rep. Ray Ward, R-Bountiful, is carrying the commission recommendation into the next session of the Legislature.
"I would say the most important recommendation," Ward said, "was what are called threat assessment teams. Or we could call them mental health teams."
His bill will require those teams in every school. It would also provide funding for more mental health professionals in schools.
