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A bill requiring public schools and libraries to publicize their policies for restricting minors from accessing obscene matter or materials passed in the House Education committee Monday morning.

Concerns about staffing, costs and local control combined Thursday morning to spell defeat for a bill that aimed to force schools to employ armed guards.

A legislative attempt to make all 148 public K-12 school districts and 706 public K-12 school buildings in South Dakota have a school sentinel or school resource officer failed Thursday.

A legislative attempt to make every school in South Dakota have a school sentinel or school resource officer failed Thursday.

School safety a priority, lawmakers say, but mandate is unworkable

The cremated remains of 27 people from the greater Kingsport area were buried at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. Shades of Grace, a United Methodist Church in downtown Kingsport, Immanuel Lutheran and Trinity Memorial Centers held the burial.

In less than a year since the first chapter was formed in the state, "Moms for Liberty" groups in South Dakota have already began influencing local school board politics.

Noem tweeted that “parents should parent their kids, not the government,” and that “we’re building stronger families by protecting parents’ rights.”

“As a parent, I want to be able to determine how my children are introduced and given sensitive material,” said Bruner.