Who was on the panel

Clark County School District Officer Ken Young

Communities in Schools organization representative Tiffany Tyler

Judge William Voy

Clark County School District Superintendent Jesus Jara

North Las Vegas Mayor Pro Tempore and Councilwoman Pamela Goynes-brown Safevoice representative Tammy Malich State Public Charter School Authority Deputy Director Brian Scroggins

Jobs for Nevada’s Graduates Inc. Executive Director Rene Cantu

Jobs for Nevada’s Graduates Representative Sherrie Smith

The incoming governor ultimately will decide whether to move any of the initiatives forward, as the term-limited Sandoval will leave office before the session begins.

Proposals included creating new funds to improve physical safety on campus, increase the number of police officers on school campuses, and increase the number of mental health professionals.

Friday’s panel marks just one step toward seeing changes, students said. Educating people on school safety can help prevent future tragedies, said Colyn Abron, who, along with Thomas, was an ambassador for the Summer Business Institute.

“These people are going to be the decision-makers of our city,” the 17-year-old said. “So I think it was really good that we were able to present this information and they were actually absorbing it.”

Contact Katelyn Newberg at knewberg@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0240. Follow @k_newberg on Twitter. Review-journal staff writer Meghin Delaney contributed to this report.