North Carolina school safety committee meeting in Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The North Carolina House is taking a committee studying school safety challenges and improvements on the road.

The House panel plans to hold six meetings across the state, with the first being held Thursday at a Central Piedmont Community College campus in west Charlotte.

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The House Select Committee on School Safety was formed following the Florida school shootings in February.

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Several policy changes and funding proposals the committee recommended to the chamber before this year's General Assembly's work session became law. The state budget found $28 million in new funds. Much of that new funding provided grants for school districts and law enforcement to hire additional campus police officers, nurses, psychologists and social workers.

The Republican-controlled committee has stayed clear of gun-control proposals.

Associated Press