SOSA Securing Our Schools Act

SOSA Securing Our Schools Act How do we keep the children inside a school building safe? SOSA answers with steel doors, badges, and counselors — the answer is still being written. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS BROADCAST 1. Why the Securing Our Schools Act keeps returning to Congress 2. Five pillars: hardware, SROs, funding, counseling, and training 3. How each SRO hired may add 2.5 in-school arrests per year 4. The school-to-prison pipeline critique and civil rights risks 5. New duties for principals: grants, compliance, parent alerts 6. The bills steering federal school security law through 2033 SOSA is less a single statute than a recurring idea, revived across sessions with sponsors including Senator Ted Cruz and a 2023 vehicle numbered S.1082. We trace the money — reauthorized Nonprofit Security Grant dollars, redirected COVID-19 relief, unused State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds — into hallways, where single-point entry, surveillance, anonymous tip apps, and threat assessment teams reshape daily life. Then we weigh the divide: law enforcement unions and hardening advocates on one side, Sandy Hook Promise and restorative-justice groups on the other, with the PLAN for School Safety Act attempting a bridge between them. Learn more about SOSA Securing Our Schools Act by visiting: https://kidlaw.org/2026/03/12/sosa-securing-our-schools-act/ SOCIAL & WEB LINKS Kidlaw Official Website - https://Kidlaw.org PODCAST LINKS Buzzsprout Link: https://kidlaw.buzzsprout.com Apple Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kidlaw/id1896798336 Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/033liLtlloBnXvjIJac6Z3?si=cbfc7e412df24c3c CONTACTS mcoogan@acnj.org - Mary Coogan, Esq. - Host of Let's Talk Kids | CEO of ACNJ npeckman@acnj.org - Nina Peckman, Esq. - Staff Attorney vjabon@acnj.org - Viggo Jabon - Multimedia Specialist at ACNJ Carter@DiedreMoire.com - Maxine E Carter - Producer #SOSA,#SecuringOurSchoolsAct,#SchoolSafety,#SchoolResourceOfficer,#SchoolSecurity,#SchoolToPrisonPipeline,#StudentMentalHealth,#ThreatAssessment,#K12,#EducationLaw,#ChildAdvocacy,#JuvenileJustice,#SchoolAdministration,#RestorativeJustice,#SchoolDiscipline,#FederalGrants,#SaferSchoolsAct,#PLANforSchoolSafety,#Kidlaw,#ACNJ Advocates for Children of New Jersey (ACNJ), Kidlaw, Kidlaw.org, ACNJ.org, Let's Talk Kids, and any other ACNJ affiliated websites, podcasts, video channels or similar DO NOT provide any legal advice and users of this web site should consult with their own lawyer for legal advice. This broadcast (the "Broadcast") is a general service that provides educational information over the Internet. We are not a law firm and our employees, executives or management are not your attorney or acting as your attorney. The information contained in the Broadcast is general information and should not be construed as legal advice to be applied to any specific factual situation. If you believe or are unsure whether your particular situation requires legal advice or legal information, you should consult a lawyer.