PED NEWS RELEASE

Public Education Secretary Kurt Steinhaus issued the following statement today regarding the shooting death of a West Mesa High School student in Albuquerque:

“When Superintendent Elder called, we immediately mobilized a team with Public Education Department and Department of Health staff to be on call to provide mental health and social supports to the impacted families and staff at West Mesa High School. We will continue to offer these supports for as long as needed. Every school in New Mexico has a safety plan, and we’re going to review those to make sure we are doing all we can to implement preventative measures.”