Brian Sandoval harked back to one of the darkest days of his tenure as Nevada’s governor.

In 2013, a student brought a gun to Sparks Middle School in Washoe County, killing a teacher and injuring students before turning the weapon on himself. In the aftermath, Sandoval said he learned that the shooter had been bullied and “didn’t have anywhere to go.”

“That was the only way that they felt they could solve this issue,” said Sandoval, now the UNR president.

He said Senate Bill 165, legislation signed into law in June to bolster Nevada’s languishing workforce tackling children’s mental health, will make sure Nevada students have the resources they need.

Education leaders, lawmakers and local business executives celebrated this bill Tuesday during an event at the Raiders’ practice facility

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