As reported by The Yeshiva World, Sen. Felder provided the following statement on Thursday in response to a school shooting in Florida the day before:
“I am sickened as I write these words, but how long can we stay silent? We wait for emotion to die down, for public attention to focus elsewhere, and then we wait for the next horrible, unspeakable tragedy… children and teachers massacred at school.
Yesterday’s tragedy, the 40th since 2000, highlights once again why we need to take a cold, hard look at my 2 bills, languishing in Albany, that would safeguard our schools and protect our children.
One (S6798) requires the entrance of every school be manned by a trained, armed police officer. The second (S6272) requires all schools to include emergency response drills for all situations including active shooters or other lethal attacks.
Read the full story here in The Yeshiva World.
— Posted on 2.15.18 by JVS
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