In recent years, the heightened focus on school safety has spurred debate about policies and practices for protecting students and staff. Particularly with school shootings and concerns about external threats making headlines, decision makers are understandably under increasing pressure to implement measures that build safer learning environments. As historically marginalized students are already disproportionately disciplined in Georgia public schools, this policy brief asserts it is crucial that policymakers adopt safety measures that are proven to be effective rather than establishing harmful yet ineffective school discipline policies that harden schools and exacerbate already significant disparities among students. Recommendations for policymakers are provided so Georgia's schools can foster environments that are both secure and supportive.