A bill to upgrade security at North Carolina public schools unanimously passed the House on Thursday after its sponsors removed provisions that would pay for school resource officers, counselors and classroom panic buttons.

A wide-ranging bill to upgrade security at North Carolina public schools unanimously passed the House Education Committee on Tuesday.

A bipartisan group of state House lawmakers is backing an ambitious bill to improve school safety in North Carolina.

Gov. Pat McCrory on Tuesday announced the creation of the North Carolina Center for Safer Schools to examine the best school security programs nationwide and determine which fit best in school districts across the state.