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School safety bills head to governor’s desk

LANSING, MI (MPRN)--   Bills aimed at increasing school safety are on their way to Governor Rick Snyder’s desk. 

The state Senate gave final votes to bills that would require schools to work with law enforcement to develop safety plans, and schools would need to conduct biannual school safety assessments with help from law enforcement.

If signed, school districts and public school academies would also be required to talk to local law enforcement before making new building plans. Then schools would need to adopt the plans at a public meeting before major renovations or construction. The idea is to ensure schools are secure.

The bills were introduced months after a major school shooting in Parkland, Florida.

Before becoming the newest Capitol reporter for the Michigan Public Radio Network, Cheyna Roth was an attorney. She spent her days fighting it out in court as an assistant prosecuting attorney for Ionia County. Eventually, Cheyna took her investigative and interview skills and moved on to journalism. She got her masters at Michigan State University and was a documentary filmmaker, podcaster, and freelance writer before finding her home with NPR. Very soon after joining MPRN, Cheyna started covering the 2016 presidential election, chasing after Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and all their surrogates as they duked it out for Michigan. Cheyna also focuses on the Legislature and criminal justice issues for MPRN. Cheyna is obsessively curious, a passionate storyteller, and an occasional backpacker. Follow her on Twitter at @Cheyna_R