Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) has commended the House for its recent decision to pass the Students, Teachers and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Act.
“At a time when people are asking Washington to do something, Congress actually took action today to not just do something, but to start addressing the problem with a strong bill, the STOP School Violence Act that gives students, teachers and law enforcement more tools to actively identify a potential shooter before a tragedy happens,” Scalise said at a press conference. “What we saw in Parkland was an example of so many breakdowns in government — at the federal level with the FBI, at the local level with local law enforcement — when so many students knew this was going to happen.”
The STOP School Violence Act, or H.R. 4909, is co-sponsored by Scalise and was introduced by John Rutherford (R-FL) in January. The bill provides students, teachers and law enforcement with resources on how to recognize and respond to warning signs and threats. It also helps to create an anonymous reporting system and funding for technology to enhance school safety.
“Clearly, there are more things that need to be done, but this is one of those things that actually gets to the heart of addressing the problem to stop school violence before a tragedy happens,” Scalise said.
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