Last September, the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office was bombarded with alerts of a shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder ...

Hancock posted to X, formerly Twitter, on Friday that he would be resigning from his position as Apalachee's head football ...

Six months after the tragic school shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, the Georgia House of Representatives passed two bills aimed at improving safety for students.

The Barrow County community has demonstrated resilience in the face of tragedy. Family advocate and local parent Sara Schneider has been a steadfast presence at court hearings, supporting the victims' ...

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia House members voted 159-13 on Tuesday for a school safety bill that supporters say is aimed at ...

A school safety bill introduced in response to the Apalachee High School shooting in September got a major change after advocates warned that it would unfairly criminalize children. Senate Bill 61, ...

House Bill 268 would coordinate a database of students who made credible threats but has faced data privacy and profiling concerns.

Following the tragic school shooting at Apalachee High School, Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns outlined key legislative ...

Georgia House Passes School Safety Bill After Apalachee High School Shooting ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia House members voted 159-13 on Tuesday for a school safety bill that supporters say is aimed at ...

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ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia ... for a school safety bill that supporters say is aimed at preventing a school shooting like the one in September that killed two teachers and two students at Apalachee ...