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The American Institute of Architects is building a national repository of architectural and design resources "to inform the design of safe, productive" schools.

Action on School Safety, 2018-20 School safety legislation and resolutions can fit into at least 28 different categories. Here are six of the more commonly discussed topics. Category Adopted/Enacted Failed Pending Vetoed Funding for school safety 84 174 70 0 School resource officers 51 183 83 4 Training 63 145 50 3 Building security infrastructure 58 117 52 0 Mental health services 46 99 30 1 Practice drills 32 53 19 0 Source: NCSL, 2020 Wanted: School Safety Solutions

There's bipartisan support for ensuring that children are safe while at school but little consensus on how to achieve that goal. Since 2018, lawmakers in every state have considered thousands of measures to make schools safer. They have passed 196 bills and 12 resolutions. One popular response is requiring school safety drills, where students and school staff practice how to respond to an...