Member LoginMember Login - User registration - Setup as front page - Add to favorites - Sitemap Tennessee passes bill to allow armed teachers in public schools !

Tennessee passes bill to allow armed teachers in public schools

Time:2024-05-29 14:15:35 source:Worldly Workshop news portal

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Protesters chanted “Blood on your hands” at Tennessee House Republicans on Tuesday after they passed a bill that would allow some teachers and staff to carry concealed handguns on public school grounds, and bar parents and other teachers from knowing who was armed.

The 68-28 vote in favor of the bill sent it to Republican Gov. Bill Lee for consideration. If he signs it into law, it would be the biggest expansion of gun access in the state since last year’s deadly shooting at a private elementary school in Nashville.

Members of the public who oppose the bill harangued Republican lawmakers after the vote, leading House Speaker Cameron Sexton to order the galleries cleared.

Four House Republicans and all Democrats opposed the bill, which the state Senate previously passed. The measure would bar disclosing which employees are carrying guns beyond school administrators and police, including to students’ parents and even other teachers. A principal, school district and law enforcement agency would have to agree to let staff carry guns.

Related information
  • First Syrian jet in over a decade transports Muslim worshippers to Saudi Arabia for Hajj pilgrimage
  • Emily Ratajkowski bares her toned tummy in a white tube top as she strolls NYC with her dog Colombo
  • Xizang commemorates 65th anniversary of democratic reform that ended feudal serfdom
  • Nissan says it will make next
  • Step away from the phone! People share the most bizarre texts they've ever received
  • Xizang commemorates 65th anniversary of democratic reform that ended feudal serfdom
  • Overseas hanfu clubs serve as cultural ambassadors
  • Death toll in airstrikes on E. Syria rises to 15
Recommended content
  • A robot will soon try to remove melted nuclear fuel from Japan's destroyed Fukushima reactor
  • Chinese railways gear up for travel rush during Qingming festival
  • Relative of Bianca Censori reveals how she  really feels about her marriage to Kanye West
  • China to further boost employment
  • The number of new German citizens hits another high last year, with many Syrians naturalized
  • Kirill Kaprizov helps Wild end Kings' eight