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Continued calls for change in wake of Apalachee shooting
Apalachee High School students, parents, and staff confronted the Barrow County Board of Education demanding action to keep kids safe. In September, a shooter walked into the school and killed two students and two adults. The district says it added additional resource officers, but some say it's not enough.
BARROW COUNTY, Ga. - Apalachee High School students and parents are demanding more action to keep kids safe following the deadly mass shooting at the Barrow County school last year.
On Tuesday night, community members confronted the Barrow Board of Education with some of their concerns.
Since the violence, officials say they've increased the number of resource officers on campuses and added classroom phones for teachers, but some in the community want more done.
Parents have said they've been left in the dark, and teachers say they are not getting the support they need.
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"There is a complete lack of empathy, concern or sense of urgency to protect our children," Apalachee High School parent Sean Shutlz told the board.
They're calling on the county to quickly release an outlined plan showing what changes will be made at its schools.
"I'm deeply disappointed that this life-changing experience for many students, teachers and staff was not deemed urgent enough for the Board of Education," Apalachee junior Sasha Contreras emotionally said during her public comment.
Contreras said she wants to see AI weapon detection, clear backpacks and more resource officers than were added.
Barrow County School Superintendent Dallas LeDuff told the crowd that he knew there was still work to do.
"But I will I will tell you this, and I've said this from the beginning. I believe that our community is going to get this right," he said.
In December, the district sent out an online survey to gather community input on a number of campus safety improvements, including investment in weapons detection systems, changes to the district’s bag policy, adjustments to student ID badges, and more.
They say they will present data from that survey during a work session later in January.
Apalachee High shooting: Colt Gray allegations
Tuesday night’s meeting comes four months after Barrow County sheriff’s investigators say 14-year-old Colt Gray opened fire inside the Apalachee High School campus The shooting resulted in the deaths of two teachers, 39-year-old Richard Aspinwall and 53-year-old Cristina Irimie, and two students, Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, both 14. Nine others sustained injuries.
Investigators say Colt used a "black semi-automatic AR-15 style rifle" which his father, Colin Gray, reportedly gave him for Christmas.
Colt Gray faces 55 charges, including four counts of murder, four counts of felony murder, four counts of aggravated battery, 25 counts of aggravated assault, and 18 counts of cruelty to children in the first degree.
His father, Colin Gray, also faces 29 charges, including second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter.
The Source: Information for this story came from a report by FOX 5's Rob Dirienzo and previous FOX 5 reporting.