Sentences with phrase «over arming some teachers»

(WBEN) A new poll from the Siena Research Institute shows extensive support - among both Republicans and Democrats in New York State — for a mandatory waiting period on gun purchases but a split over arming some teachers and possibly banning the sale of assault style weapons in the United States...

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Democrats offered a slew of amendments over eight hours of debate on the bill, including a permanent ban on assault weapons and the elimination of the armed - teacher program.

Cuomo trained his crosshairs on seven New York Republican House members over the gun issue as Trump rolled out a school - safety plan long on NRA ideas like arming teachers and short on Democratic - backed proposals like universal background checks.

Armed security officers are becoming more prevalent at America's schools, according to a federal study released amid a heated debate over whether teachers and other school officials should carry guns.

In an interview with the Daily News, Carranza shared his views on a variety of topics, including arming teachers («ridiculous»), divisive politics («it doesn't help») and immigration raids («over my dead body»).

The Valentine's Day shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School by a gunman armed with an AR - 15 style assault rifle has reignited national debate over gun laws and school safety, including proposals by President Donald Trump and others to designate more people — including trained teachers — to carry arms on school grounds.

English language arts teachers are up in arms over the Common Core's suggestion that teachers should try to balance the assignment of non-fiction and fiction readings.

The superintendent of Dade County, Fla., schools has put his principals and teachers on notice that those who are not performing up to standard this year may be removed by academic «swat teams» armed with the authority to take over deficient schools and develop improvement plans.

And if it does, the first time an armed teacher uses a weapon for something other than protection, a whole new uproar over school safety will follow, and once again the media will be there, for better and worse.

By January, armed with more data, Hardy and her teachers and coaches were really poring over the test results.

I'm encouraged that the strongest sentiments oppose arming teachers and principals and that, given a choice, more respondents prefer mental health services over armed guards,» Doris Terry Williams, executive director of The Rural School and Community Trust, 45th annual PDK / Gallup Poll of the Public's Attitudes Toward the Public Schools.

One district deeply riven by the impact of efforts to dismantle public education is the Spooner Area School District in northwest Wisconsin, where parents, teachers and students have been up in arms over staff cuts, increasing class sizes and other indignities.

The tragic shooting which occurred in Newtown, CT last month sparked a debate over whether there should be armed guards in schools, or if teachers themselves should carry guns.

One teacher was so bent over she was like an old washerwoman from a fairy tale, her face always to the ground, scuttling off into the dim linoleum - floored hallways with books under her arm, muttering to herself.

Deutch said the debate over gun violence is «in a ridiculous place,» exemplified, he said, by the idea of arming teachers.

It brought renewed urgency to the national debate over school safety, with young survivors tearfully calling for changes to gun laws, students walking out of classrooms to protest gun violence, and President Donald Trump urging schools to arm their teachers.

The Valentine's Day shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School has reignited national debate over gun laws and school safety, including proposals by President Donald Trump and others to designate more people — including trained teachers — to carry arms on school grounds.