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Resources for School Psychologists / Position Papers / SB906: School Safety, Homicide Threats – The Role of Multidisciplinary Threat Assessment Teams in Schools as a Best Practice Approach for Crisis Prevention and Intervention

SB906: School Safety, Homicide Threats – The Role of Multidisciplinary Threat Assessment Teams in Schools as a Best Practice Approach for Crisis Prevention and Intervention

In response to widely publicized school shooting events, many states have enacted legislation designed to reduce the rare, but real possibility of school shooting events. Recently, California added its name to this list.

With the passage of Senate Bill (SB) 906, School Safety: Homicide Threats, signed by Governor Newsom on July 21,2022, two new requirements for California’s public schools are slated to take effect with the start of the 2023/24 school year. First, this legislation will require Local Education Agencies (LEAs) to share with the primary caregivers of all K through 12th grade students information related to safe gun storage practices, including but not limited to criminal penalties if a child gains access to firearms due to inadequate storage.

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