{"id":13802,"date":"2014-03-28T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-28T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mentalhe180dev.wpenginepowered.com\/news\/school-safety-task-force-gathers-in-new-bern\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T11:59:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T16:59:13","slug":"school-safety-task-force-gathers-in-new-bern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.grafik.mentalhealthfirstaid.org\/es\/news\/school-safety-task-force-gathers-in-new-bern\/","title":{"rendered":"School safety task force gathers in New Bern"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Governor\u2019s Task Force on Safer Schools met Thursday at the North Carolina History Center in New Bern to discuss key issues to school safety, specifically identifying and responding to student mental health issues, crisis response plans and the security of school buildings.<\/p>\n<p>This is the task force\u2019s second meeting since being formed in September 2013, explained Diana Kees, the communications officer for the N.C. 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