The Students Safe at School Act; enact to provide for certain notice requirements for school shooting drills.

SB 2495, the Students Safe at School Act, requires Mississippi public schools to follow specific protocols for active shooter drills and simulations. It mandates that all drills for K-12 students be age-appropriate, trauma-informed, and include 24-hour parental notice with an opt-out option, prohibiting negative academic consequences for students who opt out. The bill bans all active shooter simulations during regular school hours (except optional for grades 9-12 with written parental permission) and requires schools to provide annual violence prevention training for grades 6-12 using evidence-based methods. Additionally, it prohibits combining drills with other emergency exercises and requires schools to offer alternative safety education for students who opt out.