Mental Health Trails Metal Detectors in School Safety Dollars

Stateline: Mourners wait for the start of a prayer vigil after a gunman shot and killed eight students and two teachers at Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe, Texas, in May 2018. Texas and other states are considering more funding for mental health services in schools to prevent school violence.
David J. Phillip/The Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas — After a gunman shot and killed 10 people at Santa Fe High School last year, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vowed to make the state’s public schools safe for students and teachers.

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