school safety

A crash in western Ohio that fatally ejected an elementary student from a bus and seriously injured more than 20 others has led to renewed efforts to pass school bus safety policies.

In an address to the Ohio School Safety Summit, Gov. Mike DeWine said the state must take a “holistic” approach to keeping Ohio students safe.

Education groups are voicing their concerns over the new law that takes mandatory training from 700 hours to 24 hours.

The bill drops the 700 hours of training now required in state law down to 20 hours.

The bill targets the law requiring armed school workers to complete peace officer training.

Ohio is among the first states to leave the national group over a letter that suggested threats against school board members might be "domestic terrorism".

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