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PARKLAND, FL - FEBRUARY 28: Students leave Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School after attending their classes for the first time since the shooting that killed 17 people on February 14 at the school on February 28, 2018 in Parkland, Florida. Police arrested 19-year-old former student Nikolas Cruz for the 17 murders. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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PARKLAND, FL - FEBRUARY 28: Students leave Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School after attending their classes for the first time since the shooting that killed 17 people on February 14 at the school on February 28, 2018 in Parkland, Florida. Police arrested 19-year-old former student Nikolas Cruz for the 17 murders. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
By Ty Tagami
March 6, 2018

Each chamber of Georgia’s General Assembly is calling for its own committee to study violence in schools.

House Resolution 1414 introduced Monday and Senate Resolution 935 introduced last week each call for the same thing: "curb violence in schools."

The resolutions come after the deaths of 17 people in Parkland, Fla. after a gunman attacked a high school last month.

The lawmakers gave themselves until December to issue a report.

Though the two chambers didn’t establish a joint committee, they are working together on a safety-related education bill. The House is expected to hear Senate Bill 457, which passed the Senate last month and would require public schools to conduct drills with students, teachers, and other school personnel using existing school safety plans.

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Ty Tagami is a staff writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Since joining the newspaper in 2002, he has written about everything from hurricanes to homelessness. He has deep experience covering local government and education, and can often be found under the Gold Dome when lawmakers meet or in a school somewhere in the state.

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