In response to shootings across the nation, the Utah Legislature passed a law last year mandating that all public schools have armed security on site.

A new law that went into effect last May requires Utah schools to have an armed guard on-site during school hours.

House Bill 3 mandated armed security in each of the state’s more than 8,000 schools, but many districts say it didn’t come ...

Since Texas passed a law in 2023 requiring public school districts to have an armed officer at each campus, districts have repeatedly asked the state for more money to fulfill the requirement.

Many districts simply don’t have enough money or armed guards to make it work. While enhanced security measures at schools have become necessary, this was always an unfunded mandate. The state ...

A majority of Texas' more than 1,200 school districts haven't yet complied with a state law requiring armed security on every campus. State lawmakers passed House Bill 3 in 2023 after the deadly ...