Push to Arm Teachers in California Would Face Major Hurdles

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California has long had in place the Gun-Free School Zone Act of 1995, whose goal is to protect students and staff from gun violence. Creative Commons image by Flickr user

By Louis Freedberg, EdSource

Were California to try to implement anything remotely along the lines of what President Trump has proposed for arming teachers to prevent firearm massacres in schools, the state would have a massive and expensive undertaking on its hands.

It would also almost certainly require significant legislative changes, because if anything California has been moving in just the opposite direction in its attempts to keep dangerous firearms off school campuses and out of the hands of school personnel.

Read the complete story at EdSource.

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