Sentences with phrase «against arming teachers»

«I am totally against arming teachers,» Broward schools Superintendent Robert Runcie said.

That concept is hotly contested; during the CNN Town Hall, some participants spoke out against arming teachers.

Scott has spoken out against arming teachers, a point used by House Democrats in arguing against the program.

WBFO's senior reporter Eileen Buckley says the New York State United Teachers stands behind it's «long - held» position against arming teachers with guns.

Not exact matches

Meanwhile, some 51 % said armed teachers could have helped prevent the Parkland shooting, against 42 % that leaned the other way.

President Donald Trump tweeted that arming teachers as a deterrent against such often deadly violence should be «Up to States.»

The president's comments about the deputy come as he's promoted the idea of training and arming teachers to defend against shooters, a controversial proposal to which prominent Democrats and Republicans have voiced opposition.

Thank you, President Donald Trump, for your suggestion that teachers should be trained to carry firearms in order to stop gun violence against our students («The absurdity of arming teachers,» Feb. 25).

The president also intensified his calls for arming highly trained teachers as part of an effort to fortify schools against shooting massacres like the one that occurred in Parkland, even as he denounced active shooter drills that try to prepare students to survive a rampage.

Gov. Rick Scott also has come out strongly against the idea of arming teachers.

WAMC's political observer Dr. Alan Chartock discusses President Trump's calls for arming trained teachers as part of an effort to fortify schools against shootings, comments by the National Rifle Association's Wayne LaPierre and new unsealed charges against President Trump's former campaign chair Paul Manafort.

NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill spoke out Friday against President Trump's proposal to arm teachers with guns — saying that protecting students from active shooters should be the job of law...

NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill spoke out Friday against President Trump's proposal to arm teachers with guns — saying that protecting students from active shooters should be the job of law enforcement.

They were asked what types of guns they owned; reasons for ownership (protection, recreation, as collector's items); their attitudes on gun policies, such as bans, arming teachers and violence against the government; and the sources of violence, ranging from God's absence in public schools to media violence to insufficient mental health screening and background checks.

Since the deadly Valentine's Day shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., Trump has been trumpeting a belief that some teachers should be armed to protect their schools against shooters.

«Opening the «Snake Pit»: Arming Teachers in the War Against School Violence and the Government - Created Risk Doctrine.»

Prior to this week's White House announcement, Gov. Larry Hogan had already stated that he is against the president's push to arm school teachers.

Thankfully, some passionate and eloquent teachers spoke out against the idea of arming teachers, reminding the public that their job — the one they were trained to do — is not about enforcement.

Against this backdrop, some parents fear that implicit bias may impact the ways in which armed teachers and police officers interact with students.

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President Donald Trump has proposed allowing districts to arm teachers, theoretically further fortifying schools against potential assailants.

A controversial idea of arming Florida teachers is one that Lopez is not for or against, but he questions the level and frequency of training they might receive to respond to an active shooter.

During an interview with the president of the Broward Teachers Union, Anna Fusco, speaks out against the idea of arming teachers in the clTeachers Union, Anna Fusco, speaks out against the idea of arming teachers in the clteachers in the classroom.

Parkland's mayor said she's taking action against that one controversial portion of the law that allows some teachers to be armed.

President Donald Trump appeared Saturday to begin refining his proposals for combating school violence, tweeting that arming teachers as a deterrent against such often deadly violence — an idea he championed in recent days — is «Up to States.»