'Time that we do something': Ohio considers Alyssa's Law to help enhance school safety

Named after a victim of the 2018 Parkland High School shooting, the law proposes requiring teachers and staff to wear safety alert buttons.

CINCINNATI - In the wake of a school shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia earlier this year, Ohio lawmakers are considering Alyssa's Law, a measure aimed at bolstering school safety across the state.

"It will allow us to kind of take a proactive step and make sure all of our schoolteachers and faculty are wearing these wearable panic alerts," said Reynolds. Princeton Schools Superintendent Elgin Card shared insights from their experience with a similar system, implemented after a 2022 school shooting hoax.

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