Covenant School parents have been at the Tennessee Capitol throughout the special session — holding signs, wearing ribbons in school colors and hoping for gun reform.
Child autopsy bill spurs debate pitting privacy against transparency
As the special session continues, one of the bills heading to the Tennessee Senate would remove the autopsies of children who are victims of violent crime from the public record. Only their legal guardians would have the right to release them.
Covenant School parents criticize Tennessee Senate for adjourning early
Parents of the Covenant School are urging the Tennessee legislature to pass two bills. One would keep child autopsies private. “We can all fill in the blanks of what a high-capacity rifle can do to a small body,” says Mary Joyce. Her 9-year-old daughter lived through the Covenant School attack.
Listen: Special session Day 3 updates from This Is Nashville
WPLN journalists Rose Gilbert, Char Datson and Tony Gonzalez share the latest from the Tennessee General Assembly’s special legislative session on public safety.
Tennessee’s senate is refusing to hear most of the bills filed for the special legislative session
The Tennessee State Senate is refusing to hear nearly all of the bills filed for this week’s special legislative session.
Tennessee physicians voice concerns about a proposed ‘duty to report’ bill and call for gun reform instead
HB7008, a “duty to report” bill, would require mental health professionals to take “certain steps” to protect potential victims if they determine that one of their patients has an intention to commit bodily harm.
Nonprofit for Covenant families puts weight behind special session measures
Speaking from the steps of the Tennessee Capitol, members of the Covenant Families Action Fund announced their support for several bills ahead of this week’s special session, including Gov. Bill Lee’s order of protection bill. That legislation, sponsored by a Democratic representative, is HB 7100 and is intended to temporarily prevent people who pose a […]
‘People are raw’: Gun safety advocates press for change at Tennessee’s special legislative session
Authorities are expecting protests much of this week as the Tennessee General Assembly meets for a special session. In fact, city police are encouraging folks who commute downtown to instead work from home in anticipation of crowds.
Fire or active shooter? Tennessee teachers could be tasked with determining the difference when the alarm goes off
During the Covenant school shooting, 911 calls show at least one teacher stepped into the hallway after hearing alarms go off, thinking it could be a fire drill.
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