Iowa House advances legislation establishing school threat assessment teams

Eau Claire Police complete annual school threat training

EAU CLAIRE (WKBT) -- Eau Claire police officers participated in their annual school threat training on Monday, working alongside the Eau Claire Area School District to prepare for potential emergency

Iowa House advances legislation establishing school threat assessment teams

The bill would authorize schools to create school safety assessment teams that include school officials, law enforcement, mental health and social service professionals and juvenile court services.

Capitol Notebook: Iowa House advances legislation establishing school threat assessment teams

The bill would authorize schools to create school safety assessment teams that include school officials, law enforcement, mental health and social service professionals and juvenile court services.

Access To Mental and Behavioral Health Care for Students in K-12 Schools

The Iowa Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights adopted a proposal to undertake a study of access to mental and behavioral health care for K-12 students. The focus of the Committee’s inquiry was to examine civil rights concerns regarding access to mental and behavioral health care for students in Iowa’s K-12 schools on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, and/or national origin.

Bill authorizes ‘safety assessment teams’ for Iowa schools

(Radio Iowa) – The legislature has sent the governor a bill to let schools assemble “safety assessment teams” that could share information about students who might pose a threat. Senator Dan Dawson of Council Bluffs says people from the local, county and state offices could be part of these teams. “To try to identify potential problems sooner,” Dawson said, “and get the needed intervention.” Local police, juvenile court officials, mental health …

Lawmakers Set Up Studies of Media Literacy, School Safety, Special Education, and School Counselors

As the 2025 legislative session comes to a close, lawmakers are moving to set themselves up for next session with a series of bills that would start studies analyzing the efficacy of public school programs like special education, media literacy, school safety and counselors. Jessica Reynolds is a speech pathologist for Helena Public Schools and supported the special education study, representing...