There are a handful of bills Republican lawmakers tried to push forward on the heels of national conversation about school safety following the shooting in Nashville. House Bill 3035 is sponsored by Democrats. If the bill passes, the state would be required to report how many people were charged with “threatening a mass injury event,” as well as how many people were targeted by the threat, disaggregated by race, age, disability and other factors. “They didn’t even feel comfortable opening the exterior door to get fresh air in the classroom when it got stuffy, for fear of their safety.”Ī new amendment to the bill outlines a reporting effort to see who is affected by the bill. “I was struck by the lasting impact that the students felt from being terrified that day of the threat,” she shared. Neron recounted visiting an elementary school in Sherwood after students spent “part of a day” in lockdown. “Without the ability to charge and hold someone, does not protect the community or give law enforcement enough time to further investigate the case.” “A misdemeanor today often results in a cite and release from the scene,” Hanlon shared. Representing the latter two organizations, Sherwood Chief of Police Ty Hanlon recounted his experience dealing with 15 separate threats to Sherwood schools in May 2022 and said the person who made the threats was initially charged with a misdemeanor, which did not keep them in custody. The bill received support from the Oregon School Boards Association as well as from the Oregon Association Chiefs of Police and the Oregon State Sheriffs’ Association. The bill, they said, “will feed the school to prison pipeline.” “HB 3035 will sweep up young people and mentally ill people and make the cycle in and out of the criminal legal system incredibly difficult to break,” the organizations shared in the letter. A joint letter from Disability Rights Oregon and the Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association expressed concern about the “ripple effects” of a conviction on a person making a threat as well as their family and the broader community. House Bill 3035 has faced both opposition and support in public testimony. Real shootings at schools and other public places, including the one last week at a private Nashville elementary school, have also led to heightened safety concerns. “This bill will ensure that if a threat of mass harm is directed to a school, place of worship, hospital, or any other gathering space occurs, that law enforcement can respond swiftly and appropriately to keep people safe.”įalse threats of school violence cause fear and concern for students, staff and their families. “Law enforcement needs the tools to respond when a credible threat occurs,” Neron said in a statement. Courtney Neron, a Democrat representing Wilsonville, is one of the chief sponsors of House Bill 3035, the one that would make it a felony to threaten violence against people in a school or other public building. Both bills, along with several others, appear poised to move forward. Another would mandate district-level policies for notifying parents in the case of a threat. While House Republicans’ support for schools have mostly focused on more “hardening” measures, including metal detectors, House Democrats have been more focused on using legislation to focus on gun violence reduction.Ī bill scheduled for a work session Monday would make it a felony for anyone threatening to “cause unlawful serious physical injury or death to four or more persons at a school, place of worship, health care facility, place of business,” or other meeting places. In Oregon, lawmakers from both major parties have introduced legislation aimed at increasing school safety in recent weeks. A gunman killed a student at the high school. and Canada.įILE: A parent hugs his daughter after she arrived with other students at a shopping center parking lot in Wood Village, Ore., after a shooting at Reynolds High School on June 10, 2014, in nearby Troutdale. And in Washington, police recently arrested a man for making over 20 false threats in the U.S. NPR reported in October that false calls about violence are up. Named after 14-year-old Alyssa Alhadeff, who tragically lost her life in the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, the law addresses the issue of law enforcement response time in the event of an emergency.False threats caused lockdowns across Pennsylvania schools last week. As of the 2021-2022 school year, all public and charter elementary, middle, and high school campuses must have a mobile panic alert system for use in a life-threatening emergency. SaferWatch is the premier solution to meet all Alyssa’s Law statutory requirements. Help Ensure Staff & Student Safety TodayAlyssa’s Law & Security Compliance
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