Gov. Bill Lee wants a homeland security agent in every Tennessee school district

The Tennessee Department of Homeland Security has received more than 540 tips since the SafeTN application first launched in 2019. Now, Governor Bill Lee wants a homeland security agent in every school district to help investigate those tips.

"Our review of [a West Tennessee case] showed that the SafeTN app works, as long as a homeland security agent is available to take the case," Lee said during his state of the state address. "These agents specialize in preventing acts of violence and terrorism and we should enhance their role in our strategy."

Homeland Security Director Greg Mays said the best people to investigate school threats are local.

"It takes someone being there, being involved to really get at capability and intent," he said. "If there is capability and intent, if there is a threat, then we work on ways to mitigate that."

He said their agents would help sift through the reports and help districts prepare for worst-case scenarios.

https://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/homeland-security-agent-in-every-tennessee-school-district-proposed/51-b3daf704-847a-466d-8939-a21674fca7ed

Seems like a little bit of overkill to me. Next thing you know he'll want ICE agents in every school. You know, for every undocumented kindergartener.