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Teens could be tried as adults for making school threats if new safety bill passes
01312025SCHOOL SAFETY LEGISLATION
Lambert High School students take part in a walkout on Sept. 20, 2024 to protest gun violence after a deadly shooting at Apalachee High School. Photo submitted by Saif Hasan
Legislation introduced in the Georgia State Senate this week could allow children from 13 to 17 years of age to be prosecuted as an adult for certain offenses, including the “terroristic threat of a school or terroristic act upon a school.”
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