ATLANTA – The Georgia Board of Education has adopted a requirement aimed at ensuring cooperation between local school systems and public safety experts in the design of school safety policies and infrastructure.
Under an amended rule the state board approved, local boards of education must consult with their municipal or county law enforcement officials, or with emergency management agencies when designing new facilities to house public school students.
“The safety of our students is our highest priority,” State School Superintendent Richard Woods said Friday, January 24. “By setting the expectation that all local school systems collaborate with law enforcement and emergency management professionals, we are taking an essential step toward ensuring that our schools are designed with safety in mind from the ground up.”
