For years, Indianapolis has been spared mass shootings in schools, workplaces and other public places that have rocked communities across America.
That changed late Thursday night when a 19-year-old former employee with a history of mental health problems opened fire at a FedEx facility near the Indianapolis International Airport.
The shooting left eight people dead and injured several others before the gunman killed himself. It was the worst mass shooting in the city s modern history.
At least some of the victims were members of the city s Sikh community, according to the Sikh Coalition, a New York City-based advocacy group. Indianapolis police were still investigating a possible motive and working to notify family members and had not named any of the victims as of late afternoon Friday.
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Senate Bill 205 allows people 26 and older with a bachelor s degree to get a teaching license after they finish an alternative training program and pass a state licensing exam. The bill is written to specifically allow an online program called American Board to operate in Indiana.
The American Board program operates in several other states, and supporters of the bill point out it includes data reporting for the state to evaluate the program s usefulness and quality.
During debate on the legislation, Rep. Tony Cook (R-Cicero) highlighted that school administrators have the final say on who they hire, and that the bill includes several requirements for potential teachers completing the program.