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Illinois officials to hold school safety summit

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — School administrators, teachers and law enforcement are looking for ways to make Illinois schools safer.

Gov. Pat Quinn scheduled a school safety summit Tuesday in the wake of the Connecticut school shooting.

Patti Thompson of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency says the summit is a starting point for a conversation about ways to prevent school violence, improve emergency preparedness and make school buildings more secure.

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