Pennsylvania House advances bill to require schools to consider panic alarms
HARRISBURG, Pa. —
The Pennsylvania House has passed a bill that would require schools to consider installing silent panic alarms to improve emergency response.
The alarms would connect specific classrooms directly to law enforcement.
House Bill 634, also known as “Alyssa’s Law,” is named after Alyssa Alhadeff, a 14-year-old who was killed in the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida.
The legislation will now move to the state Senate for consideration. If signed into law, Pennsylvania would join 13 other states that have enacted versions of Alyssa’s Law.