Superintendent Tom Horne delivers annual State of Education speech

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January 21, 2025 at 7:53 p.m.

State Superintendent Tom Horne delivered his annual "State of Education" speech to the House Education Committee Tuesday. Safety was a focal point during his speech, especially as just last week, a man armed with a gun and knife entered a Tucson school and was arrested by a school safety officer. That officer was hired as part of a safety program that was expanded last year. “We avoided an unbelievable tragedy by the skin of our teeth,” Horne said.

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