Sentences with phrase «armed school»

The legislation also includes millions of dollars to improve school security and train and arm school employees.

Instead of spending scarce resources on armed school personnel, we need to invest in preventing school violence.

The presence of armed school officials on campus conveys the opposite message to students and to the local community.

Senate Republicans want new security measures at public schools, including more funding for armed school resource officers, while Assembly Democrats said additional gun control measures are their priority.

«Parents and educators overwhelmingly reject the idea of arming school staff.

Other provisions of the law include banning the sale or possession of bump fire stocks, giving law enforcement greater power to seize weapons and ammunition from those deemed mentally unfit, and additional funding for armed school resource officers.

He also said he «isn't opposed» to the idea of arming a school teacher as long as they're properly trained and licensed.

The Senate Judiciary Committee is reviewing a proposal to allow retired police officers to work as armed school resource officers.

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SCHOOL SECURITY: Republicans in the Senate offered up proposals to increase funding for armed school security officers but they were blocked by Democrats who said gun control was a better way to address the threat of school shootings.

Residents argue on both sides about arming school employees during a second town hall meeting in Brevard County.

It allows arming some school staff at the discretion of school superintendents and sheriffs; provides $ 400 million for mental health and school safety programs and permits seizure of firearms from people who make violent threats to themselves or others.

Broward School Board members took a stand against arming school employees Tuesday, while facing harsh public criticism about how well the district protects and cares for its students.

Still, in Albany, the gun debate has mirrored the national discussion on the issue as Republicans have sought measures that would provide more armed school resources officers as well as metal detectors to bolster school safety.

Senator Terrence Murphy and Assemblyman David Buchwald sponsored a bi-partisan bill that would arm school bus drivers across the state with the authority to administer an epi - pen to a child in case of an emergency.

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President Donald Trump tweeted his support for comprehensive background checks — though he has since pivoted to supporting arming school teachers.

He's also suggested arming school teachers.

Although the state aims to arm school districts with the tools they need to transform themselves, some schools are turning to outside help.

More headteachers are opting to arm school crossing patrol officers with body cameras to clamp down on dangerous driving during the school run.

GUN VIOLENCE Washington Post: Across the country, measures to arm teachers in schools stall The Hill: Illinois House approves plan to replace armed school officers with mental health professionals NYT: Tired of Gang Violence, Students Walked Out of Class.

They dislike it because, especially since the advent of No Child Left Behind, it strong - arms schools into doing things left - wing educators often disagree with or resent, like pushing phonics over whole language, or imposing standardized testing.

While language was stripped from that bill to exclude most classroom teachers, opponents argue the «compromise» could still arm school staff, like coaches.

Many of the student activist behind the «March for Our Lives» event oppose arming school employees and have said that «hardening schools» makes them resemble prisons and hurts education.

Florida's bill to arm some school workers, raise the age to buy a gun and take guns from people who pose a threat now rests in Gov. Rick Scott's hands.

Districts could meet the requirement by arming school personnel.

Though it wouldn't ban assault weapons as the students had advocated, and it would regrettably arm school personnel, it does raise the minimum age for purchase to 21, impose a three - day wait on gun purchases and bans bump stocks.

Other opponents of arming school faculty included fellow Parkland survivor Alfonso Calderon and Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel, who both said it was not a teacher's duty to wield weapons in schools.

«Please veto the funding and language in the budget that provides for arming school personnel.»

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When pressed about arming school staff, the training involved, and opposition by some students, DeVos walked away from the podium and ended the press conference without answering.

Ivey says he's worried the debate about arming school employees is overshadowing the more important need for resource officers in every school.

It allows arming some school staff at the discretion of school superintendents and sheriffs; provides $ 400 million for mental health and school safety programs and permits seizure of firearms from people who make violent threats to themselves or others.

Superintendent Kurt Browning says the program is a hybrid between the state's guardian program, which allows arming school employees, and hiring sworn school resource officers.

The new law also bans the sale or possession of bump fire stocks, gives law enforcement greater power to seize weapons and ammunition from those deemed mentally unfit, and provides additional funding for armed school resource officers.

(CNN)- President Donald Trump is doubling down on his support for the controversial idea of arming school teachers as a protective and preventive measure against school shootings, indicating that aspects of such a proposal could be «up to states.»

We caution against seemingly quick and potentially harmful solutions, such as arming school personnel, and urge policy leaders to support the following guidance to enact policies that will equip America's schools to educate and safeguard our children over the long term.»

Israel also said this week that armed school resource deputy Scot Peterson failed to engage Cruz during the shooting that left 17 people dead on Feb. 14.

On Tuesday, the Broward County School Board voted unanimously against arming school staff in the district.

Are we also then going to arm school bus drivers and school crossing guards.

Last month's mass shooting at a Florida high school put renewed focus on the role of armed school security guards, after a video showed that a sheriff's deputy at the school approached but did not enter the building where the attack was taking place.

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Included in the proposals is a contentious, $ 67 million voluntary program to arm school staff, including teachers, trained by law enforcement to carry concealed weapons on campus.

It put millions of dollars toward school safety and mental health initiatives, though it included a very controversial, voluntary program to arm some school employees.

According to the local sheriff, the armed school resource officer for Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School heard gunfire during the shooting but didn't go in.

But it was unclear if he would accept a proposal from lawmakers to arm school personnel other than teachers, such as athletic coaches who sometimes double as security monitors.

What is less inspiring, however, was inserting into the bill a provision allowing school superintendents and sheriffs to arm school personnel as part of a $ 68 million marshal program.

Last week: The possibility that there may not be enough money to ensure there is an armed school resource officer (SRO) in every one of the 3,500 elementary, middle and high schools throughout Florida is shocking.

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