New proposal requires weapons detection systems at all Georgia public schools 

Getting off the school bus or being dropped off in the morning could look different if a bill under consideration in the state Capitol passes into law.

House Bill 1023, sponsored by House Majority Leader Chuck Efstration, a Mulberry Republican, would require weapons detection systems to be set up at every student point of entry at public schools. The bill is not meant to apply to doors that are locked and alarmed, emergency doors or doors not intended for student use.

“As a practicing attorney here in Georgia, I am used to entering a Georgia courthouse most days, where I pass through security which includes a weapons detection system,” Efstration said. “It’s my opinion that Georgia students deserve similar security when entering Georgia public schools, that includes a weapons detection system.”