GUNS IN AMERICA - Arming Teachers Insanity

What in insane idea! Want MORE bullets flying around your children?!

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"Texas schools can choose to train and arm their teachers.  Here’s how it works" PBS NewsHour 2/27/2018

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SUMMARY:  President Trump, a number of other Republicans and the NRA have ramped up calls for arming teachers.  But it's an idea that generating a lot of criticism among educators.  Jason Villalba, a Texas state representative and the architect of the School Marshal Program that allows Texas school districts to train and arm teachers, joins John Yang to discuss how it works.

"Teachers want common-sense gun reform, not to carry weapons, says National Education Association official" PBS NewsHour 2/27/2018

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SUMMARY:  What do teachers think of calls from President Trump and others for arming educators as a response to mass shootings at schools?  Becky Pringle of the National Education Association joins John Yang to share opposition to the proposal and why many teachers can’t imagine the responsibility of carrying a firearm in the classroom.