HB 3 would put an armed security guard, armed police officer, or armed employee on every public school campus in Texas.
—would mandate mental health training for school staff, and offer $25,000 to those who get firearm training to become "school guardians".
The House advanced a third school safety bill Monday, to require panic buttons in public schools and charter schools—allowing teachers to covertly alert police or EMS in case of an active shooter. But some, like Goodwin, are upset that none of these bills address what is perhaps the biggest concern raised by Uvalde families.
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