Legislators Considering School Safety

{Charleston, West Virginia}…State legislators say they will look at behavioral health funding, school safety and mental hygiene laws in the upcoming session, which starts in February. State legislators say they've passed numerous "safe schools" bills in recent years. New laws address school design and require schools to have written emergency preparedness plans. House Speaker Rick Thompson, D-Wayne, says it’s vital  to make sure schools are as safe as possible, including increasing law enforcement presence in our schools, a program that was curtailed when West Virginia lost federal funding. West Virginia lawmakers plan to let the federal government take the lead on any possible gun control legislation.