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Jeremiah Poff at The Washington Examiner reports:
. . . Arming teachers has had mixed
results in the past due to varying levels of participation. A 2020 report from
the RAND Corporation found that 28 states already permit armed teachers under
certain circumstances, while others, including Texas and Florida, have passed
laws specifically encouraging the practice.
Now, in the aftermath of Uvalde,
the policy has received renewed attention in state capitols as lawmakers look
to enact new measures to harden security at schools.
Ohio
A bill allowing teachers in Ohio to
carry firearms is headed to the desk of Republican Gov. Mike DeWine, who has
indicated he will sign it.
"My office worked with the
General Assembly to remove hundreds of hours of curriculum irrelevant to school
safety and to ensure training requirements were specific to a school
environment and contained significant scenario-based training," DeWine
said of the bill. "House Bill 99 accomplishes these goals, and I thank the
General Assembly for passing this bill to protect Ohio children and
teachers."
Once enacted, the bill will add
Ohio to a list of several states that already allow teachers to be armed. . . .
Read the full report here.
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