House passes school safety bill amid gun protests
By Melanie Zanona - 03/14/18 03:22 PM EDT
The House on Wednesday easily passed a measure to strengthen school safety and security, a vote that coincided with the one-month anniversary of the mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Fla.
The bill does not include gun control measures despite the growing calls for action on that front. Students across the country staged walkouts Wednesday on gun violence, with one of the protests taking place outside the Capitol.
Instead of gun control, Republicans have focused on enhancing school safety and investigating why law enforcement missed repeated warning signs about the Parkland suspect.
House lawmakers voted 407-10 to approve a bill from Rep. John Rutherford (R-Fla.), a former sheriff. The measure would provide $50 million a year for a new federal grant program to train students, teachers and law enforcement on how to spot and report signs of gun violence.
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