RALEIGH - Speaker Tim Moore has appointed State Representative Garland E. Pierce as a member of the House Select Committee on School Safety.
The Committee consists of forty-one members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and is comprised of North Carolina House members with education, law enforcement and mental health policy backgrounds. Members of the committee will serve on this special committee to examine K-12 school safety standards and recommend any changes. Speaker Moore and other legislators discussed committee details at a news conference in Shelby. The committee's creation comes after a school shooting in Florida that left 17 people dead.
"It's the duty of lawmakers to provide the highest level of physical security for classrooms," said Speaker Moore.
The House Select Committee on School Safety is established by the Speaker of the House of Representatives pursuant to G.S. 120-19.6(a1) and to Rule 26(a) in Section 1 of the Rules of the House of Representatives of the 2017 General Assembly.
“I want to thank the Speaker of the House for giving me the opportunity to serve on this very important committee, as we look at ways to keep students, staffs and schools safe," said Rep. Pierce. “I look forward to getting input from our educators, students, parents and concerned citizens on this very important matter that is sweeping through this Country.”
