House Speaker Jase Bolger 'shocked' by school safety flaws found in MLive investigation

• Related article: Some Washtenaw County schools break state law by not complying with safety drill requirements

The MLive Media Group series on school safety shocked House Speaker Jase Bolger, according to a statement released Wednesday.

Jase Bolger

“As a parent, I am shocked, sad and afraid to learn that schools are not following requirements to keep our kids safe,” Bolger said in a statement. “As a legislator, I am disappointed to see that schools are not doing these required safety measures."

The investigation by MLive’s outlets across the state showed many schools are not complying with state law requiring six fire drills, two tornado drills and two Code Red drills each school year. MLive reporters surveyed 400 schools across 100 school districts in the state.

• Read Bolger’s full statement and read the full MLive report.
• Read the MLive Media Group series.

Kyle Feldscher covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at kylefeldscher@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.