California Bill to Require Interior Locks on School Doors Advances to Senate

Currently, interior locks must be installed only during renovations or repairs. The author hopes to ensure safety amid the threat of gun violence.

Mourners observe the makeshift memorial at The Covenant School in the Green Hills neighborhood of Nashville, Tenn., on March 31, 2023, four days after six were killed at the school in a shooting. Chase Smith/The Epoch Times

A California bill that would require schools serving grades 1-12 to install interior locks on doors in the building or facility is currently being considered in the state Senate.

Assembly Bill 2565, introduced by Assemblymember Kevin McCarty, would require new buildings or those undergoing construction to install interior locks on doors to all classrooms, libraries, gymnasiums, and auditoriums.