Sentences with phrase «support arming teachers»

Scott has repeatedly said he doesn't support arming teachers and had pushed lawmakers adopt his own proposal, which called for at least one law enforcement officer in every school and one for every thousand students who attend a school.

Sen. Marco Rubio said at the CNN town hall «Stand Up: The Students of Stoneman Douglas Demand Action that he does not support arming teachers with weapons

A plan put forth by the White House Sunday supports arming teachers, banning bump stocks, and strengthening background checks, but it does not propose raising the age to buy guns to 21 — something the president previously suggested but that the National Rifle Association strongly opposes.

Candidates were asked about specific legislation they would endorse to curb gun violence and if they supported arming teachers, proposals floated by Trump and the NRA since a massacre at Florida high school killed 17 in February.

But the Florida Senate crushed both those hopes on Saturday, rejecting the weapon ban, and supporting arming teachers.

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Kurth said she was a registered Republican and Trump voter who supported the Second Amendment, but she had problems with the idea that teachers should be armed.

Rubio responded, unequivocally, that he did not support the idea arming teachers, saying he «wasn't comfortable» with the idea.

As Vox's German Lopez explains, there's no good research that supports this theory, particularly when it comes to arming teachers or others in schools:

As for arming teachers as the President indicated support for earlier Wednesday, Rubio said he did not favor that, both as a father and as a matter of practicality.

Washington (CNN) President Donald Trump, after listening to a series of emotional stories and pleas to enhance school safety at the White House Wednesday, floated the idea of arming teachers and school staff, an idea that was met with support from many of the attendees.

Congress hasn't taken action on gun control, and President Trump, who initially supported a higher age limit for purchasing assault rifles, later backed off, putting forward a plan that included a proposal to arm teachers instead.

The party that tends to support looser gun laws controls both chambers, and President Trump has appeared to double down on a pro-gun position to arm some teachers.

Sean Simpson, 43, a science teacher who voiced some support for arming teachers following the Feb. 14 mass shooting that killed...

Also in the poll: An overwhelming majority of New Yorkers support the SAFE Act along with proposed new gun control measures in the state, though they oppose the idea of arming school teachers.

While talking to each chamber, Ryan Petty, the father of Alaina Petty, who was gunned down on Valentine's Day at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, told legislators he is in support of the governor's proposal, which does not include arming 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...

«While by 11 points Republicans support allowing teachers to be armed, Democrats, independents and downstaters overwhelmingly oppose it, as do a majority of upstaters and a narrow majority of gun owners,» Greenberg said.

«While by 11 points Republicans support allowing teachers to be armed, Democrats, independents and downstaters overwhelmingly oppose it, as do a majority of upstaters and a narrow majority of gun owners.»

Newly - released numbers from Siena Research Institute suggest a wide majority of New York State residents support Gov. Andrew Cuomo's gun control legislation known as the SAFE Act and oppose the idea of arming teachers.

The sophomore lawmaker also broke with the president on arming teachers — «I don't support the mandatory arming of teachers,» she said — but left the door open to supporting armed resource officers at North Country public schools.

Eighty six percent of respondents who identified themselves as Democrats expressed opposition to arming teachers while 53 percent of those identifying themselves as Republicans supported the idea.

CPD not only improves the quality of provision by arming teachers with the knowledge, expertise and skills to develop their own provisions and become effective» teachers of SEND», but also supports those professionals who need to extend their abilities to become the adaptive, flexible thinkers that schools and their pupils need.

A spokeswoman for the governor said the demand is «moot» because Hogan has already stated that he does not support Maryland schools arming teachers.

Some believe that school teachers or security should be armed with weapons, while others oppose this and strongly support stricter gun laws.

The mailer was funded by VOTE - COPE, the campaign arm of the New York State United Teachers, which is supporting a Democratic takeover of the Senate.

A new report (PDF) from the Congressional Research Service, Congress's nonpartisan investigative arm, explores these changes in six areas: accountability for student achievement; distribution of Title I grants; fiscal accountability; educator quality, equity, and effectiveness; grants to support teachers and school leaders; and targeted support versus block grants.

Just a day later, the president on Twitter proposed 20 percent of teachers should be armed with guns and stated his support for the NRA.

He sponsored this legislation and many state senators voted to arm teachers, custodians, and lunch ladies because it is cheaper than providing enough increased state funding so that schools can hire trained professionals to support safe and healthy learning environments for our children.

In a second study (Amaral et al., 2002), while most of the science instruction was in English (even in the bilingual arm of the study), teachers had the freedom to use Spanish for facilitation of instruction, including the use of support materials written in Spanish.

Sen. Bill Nelson, D - Fla., whom Scott likely will challenge this fall, summed things up when he said this week, «There's near - universal agreement that arming teachers is a terrible idea, and yet such an idea continues to direct Congress» attention away from the obvious and common - sense solutions supported by most Americans.»

Trump has also voiced support for increased school security, including the possibility of arming some teachers.

In the wake of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting, which occurred about 275 miles south of Crystal River Middle School, where Volitich teaches, she has defended the NRA, expressed support for the idea of arming teachers, including herself, to protect students and has joined in on the attacks on the shooting survivors who have called for gun control.

Some of the aspects of the bill that many do not support include the fact that there is no ban on assault - style weapons and the bill includes a program that would give districts the ability to opt in or out of allowing teachers to be armed at schools.

They came up with 22 assumptions that people, including public officials, make to support the potential effectiveness of armed teachers.

In the days after the shooting, DeVos supported a proposal by President Trump and others to arm teachers as a way to deter school shootings.

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