Maryland Lawmakers Pass School Safety Bill

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A measure to improve school safety cleared the Maryland General Assembly on Monday, less than a month after a shooting at a high school in southern Maryland left two students dead.
The legislation would create a variety of standards and guidelines statewide. The bill would require public high schools to have either a school resource officer or plans for adequate law enforcement coverage by the upcoming school year. Other schools, such as middle and elementary schools,