I fully support Ms. Reaser’s bill to further protect School Board members. In the past 4 years Loudoun County School board members (and school board members across the country) were subjected to harassment and death threats. Our Sheriff’s Department decided they no longer would protect and keep order at our School Board meetings. This left our School Board more vulnerable to threats and attacks. We must have protections in place for these public servants.

I am a Moms Demand Action volunteer and I support this bill.

I am writing in support of bills HB2055 and HB2679. As a volunteer with Moms Demand Action, we know that taking proactive, preventative measures saves lives. Notifying parents and guardians of the critical importance of secure storage of firearms is imperative to mitigate risk. We know that the majority of youth who use a firearm in deaths by suicide as well as youth who use firearms to harm others in school related shootings obtain their firearms from the home of family or friends. Minimizing access to these lethal means is critical to keep everyone safe and make sure our youth get the help they need. These bills are common sense solutions to increasing awareness and education and empower parents and adults to help our children stay safe and alive. Please support these important bills for Virginians. Thank you.

Thank you for introducing this bill; I agree that students who pose a threat to themselves and/or others should be helped, and this bill will help those around them help them. Thank you.

I'm a Moms Demand Action volunteer and I support these bills. As a gun owner and the parent of someone who, at one point during their high school years, experienced suicidal ideation, I believe it is extremely important for educational personnel aware of an imminent risk of suicide not only reach out to at least one parent or guardian, but to provide that adult with the tools to help prevent a tragedy. This bill will save lives through information helping the adults in the household secure their weapons in a safe manner during a mental health crisis

I support this bill. Threat assessment and identification programs allow schools to intervene to address potential violent behavior before it happens. It is a proven means to keep students safe and provide families with resources to help their child before anyone is hurt or killed.

I'm a volunteer with Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, and I support this bill. The most important thing that schools can do to prevent active shooter incidents—and gun violence overall—is to intervene before a person commits an act of violence. Threat assessment programs are a critical part of comprehensive school safety plans.