Orrin Hatch introduces bill to improve school safety following mass shooting

Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, unveiled legislation Monday that would provide schools with funding for security improvements and programs designed to prevent school violence.

The Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing, or STOP, School Violence Act of 2018 would permit the Justice Department to extend grants to train students, school personnel, and law enforcement to be aware of red flags associated with violence and ways to intervene so people do not cause harm to themselves or others. Additionally, the legislation supports states incorporating technology such as an anonymous reporting systems.