Federal Commission.

• Author: Wodiska, Joan
• Position: School safety - Brief article

President Donald Trump formed a federal commission on school safety this year to identify meaningful policy recommendations to prevent school violence. Led by Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, the commission is studying a range of topics, including: facility security, mental health services, coordination of law enforcement, threat assessment and school-based violence prevention strategies, positive behavior interventions, and the possible influence of video games.

DeVos is hosting a series of listening sessions, site visits and roundtable conversations across the country. In June they met in Lexington, Ky, where Senators Max Wise and Danny Carroll shared valuable testimony on state efforts there to prevent school violence. Carroll spoke from experience. A school shooting in his district...