Inside the Fight to Arm Teachers in Schools: Part 3

After the mass shooting at Parkland, a new law required that every school in Florida have someone armed on campus at all times. The cheapest way to fill that requirement? For schools to let teachers or other staff carry a gun. We take you to two schools in neighboring districts during the COVID pandemic—one that embraces arming staff, and one that resists. This is the third episode of a three part series about arming teachers.

MORE: 

• Trump proposes arming teachers while meeting with school shooting survivors.
• These Florida teachers already carry guns in their classrooms.
• Gun sales hit a new record in Michigan during 2020, and firearm sales nationwide have broken records.  
• VICE News’ Tess Owen reports that militias are getting fired up about gun control under Biden. 
  

CREDITS: 

Reported and produced by Jen Kinney. 

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