After yet another school shooting, Arizona School Superintendent Tom Horne was asked what could be done to prevent similar acts of violence.
In an appearance on PBS’ "Arizona Horizon," Horne reiterated his support for placing police officers in every school in the state.
He also highlighted the need for more funding overall, including for staff like school counselors.
“I would like the overall school safety funding which includes both counselors and policemen to be increased. But we were able to maintain all the school counselors that had gotten grants before and we were able to meet every request that we got from a school for a school resource officer," he said.
A shooting at a Georgia high school on Wednesday took the lives of four people, two teachers and two students, and injured at least nine others.
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Fausto Isidro Meza Flores is charged in the United States with drug trafficking violations and allegedly leads a violent criminal group in Mexico.
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A dozen attorneys general, including New York's Letitia James, said in a statement that they were taking action “in defense of our Constitution, our right to privacy, and the essential funding that individuals and communities nationwide are counting on."
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Republican lawmakers want to bar the Arizona attorney general from bringing charges against county supervisors who refuse to certify future election results.
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New Deal Meal serves dozens of people each week and offers clothes, blankets, pet food and reusable containers for attendees to take additional meals. The club has faced weekly opposition from Tempe, including a misdemeanor citation for the group’s founder, Ron Tapscott, on Jan. 26.
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A Phoenix police labor union pushed to delay the launch of a policy, which is now on hold, that would change when officers can fire their gun or use physical force on a suspect.