Two families are suing Perry Township Schools for unspecified damages over the alleged bullying of two students with disabilities that left them with traumatic head injuries, arguing in court filings that the district has shown continued apathy toward habitual violence in school.

The Indiana School Boards Association has a wide-ranging list of priorities for the upcoming legislative session. In addition to fully funding public schools, the ISBA also wants lawmakers to address school safety, student support and teacher retention.

More than 400 different schools will utilize that money for several safety needs like school resource officers, equipment, and student support services programs.

Republicans advance a bill eliminating local bans on selling dogs at pet stores. A Senate committee approves legislation requiring schools to develop armed intruder drills. And grassroots substance use recovery groups would get more funding opportunities under a bill heading to the Senate floor. Here's what you might have missed this week at the Statehouse.

A Senate committee advanced a bill Wednesday that would require public schools to develop a protocol for armed intruder drills. Several school safety advocates testified in support of the bill, but some lawmakers worry the drills could negatively impact students and staff.

Gov. Eric Holcomb announced on Tuesday that the state approved all Secured School Safety Grant applications this year due to an increase in funding from the Indiana Department of Homeland Security.

The Indiana Youth Institute is data to outline how serious the situation is and to gather information from teachers and other youth workers.

After a school shooting in Indiana, lawmakers more than doubled the amount of money schools could access for safety. But political leaders refuse to discuss broadly restricting access to guns.

A northwestern Indiana middle school student faces a charge of possessing a destructive device after two improvised explosive devices were found inside a backpack, authorities said.

No shots were fired and no gun was found after a room-by-room search of Lake Central High School, which was on lockdown for most of the day on Wednesday.