Monday, Governor Doug Ducey released the Safe Arizona Schools Plan to ensure students feel safe in their classrooms and parents have peace of mind that their children are protected at school. Calls for action in the plan include: Investing in mental and behavioral health resources at schools, creating a central tip line for reporting school safety concerns, restricting firearms access for dangerous individuals through a Severe Threat Order of Protection or (STOP) program, enhancing background checks by improving the completeness and accuracy of the criminal history database, increasing law enforcement resources for schools and eliminating background check gaps. When developing the plan, Governor Ducey met with stakeholders from across the state including: students, parents, teachers, school administrators, behavioral and mental health professionals, law enforcement officers, county prosecutors, Democratic and Republican legislators, the Arizona Attorney General and the Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction.
