Bill would tighten Minnesota school threat reporting

Parents and survivors of the Annunciation Church mass shooting in Minneapolis are backing a new Minnesota bill that would force school districts to actively promote an anonymous threat‑reporting app or create equivalent programs, arguing early tips are one of the few safety measures lawmakers will currently entertain. Testifying at the Capitol, Sandy Hook mother Nicole Hockley pushed her group’s 'Say Something' system, claiming it has helped avert more than 300 weapon‑related attacks and over 1,200 youth suicides, and citing research that roughly three‑quarters of mass shooters show warning signs beforehand. Minnesota already participates in the 'See It, Say It, Send It' app, with the BCA analyzing tips, but metro school officials say the current setup doesn’t reliably get information to school‑based teams quickly enough to assess and intervene. The bill, which so far carries no dedicated funding, is drawing criticism from district leaders who say it lacks clear standards for how threats are evaluated and how schools and law enforcement must coordinate, raising fears of another unfunded mandate dropped on already stretched Twin Cities districts. For metro families, the fight now is less about headline‑grabbing gun bans, which are stalled, and more about whether the state will build a threat‑reporting system that actually works in real time instead of just checking a box.