CLEVELAND, Ohio - School safety has been top of mind for parents and students after the recent school shooting in Nashville.
A collage of Post-its with handwritten notes by students hangs in the hallway, each with a student’s response of what school safety means to them. “No one can guarantee there will not be a tragedy in Ohio. But we have an obligation, a moral obligation to do everything that we can to give schools the assistance they need and to protect every child,” DeWine said.It now plays a central role in guiding schools -- and the need is urgent.“I think over $200 million that is now flowing to the schools,” he replied. “All that money will be out, that’s real money.
“I mean, it’s a horrible, horrible thing that kids have to go through this. Generally kids are pretty resilient and they’re going to take their cue from us. And if we’re calm about it. And if we explain to them, ‘this is probably never going to happen. Just in case, this is this is kind of how we do. This is how we prevent things.’ They’ll take their cue generally from us,” DeWine said.