FROM INDIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING

A new state office will soon give Indiana schools more guidance on safety measures.

The governor signed a law to establish the Office of School Safety within the Department of Homeland Security which will coordinate school safety resources and work with other state agencies to determine best safety practices for schools. It will also maintain guidelines for school security and emergency response protocols.

The measure tasks the new office with collecting data and information from previous school disasters around the country. It will then use that information to create a program to train and certify school safety specialists.

The office can also meet with school corporations and charter schools to review their safety plans and make recommendations.

Schools must follow certain requests from the office.