Tennessee Republicans in Congress Introduce Bills to Provide Security to All Schools

Three Tennessee Republicans who expressed “heartbreak” over the recent mass shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville have introduced legislation in Congress to improve security in U.S. schools.
U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), who introduced similar legislation in the prior Congress, and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) proposed the Securing Aid for Every (SAFE) School Act (S. 1107) on March 30. U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-Tenn.) introduced H.R. 2491 as a companion bill in the House.
The legislation would establish a $900 million grant program that will allow both public and private schools to train and hire veterans and former law enforcement officers to serve as school safety officers, hire off-duty law enforcement officers, and provide funding to harden schools and increase physical security….}