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Some Wyoming teachers will get guns to fight grizzly bears
Wyoming school district that Betsy DeVos said needed guns to fight off grizzly bears will actually get guns
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CHEYENNE, Wyoming — The Wyoming school district where Education Secretary Betsy DeVos suggested that teachers might need to be armed to protect children from grizzly bears voted Tuesday to do just that, though concerns about school shootings worry parents more than the possibility of big bruins on the prowl.
The 4-2 vote by the Park County School District No. 6 Board in the town of Cody, near Yellowstone National Park, came after more than six months of discussion and debate. Under the proposed policy, school employees would need to have at least 24 hours of initial firearms training and annual recertification to carry concealed guns at school.
"Unfortunately, we have people in our country who want to cause harm to students, and at some point, you have to respond to that threat," said Ray Schulte, the superintendent. "And that's what this board decided to do with the policy they adopted."
The policy was up for a final vote after passing two earlier votes 5-2.
Elsewhere, some districts are discussing arming teachers not with guns but buckets of rocks (Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania) or tiny baseball bats (Erie, Pennsylvania). But in some rural areas, including much of Texas, school officials have for years been quietly arming teachers.
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CHEYENNE, Wyoming — The Wyoming school district where Education Secretary Betsy DeVos suggested that teachers might need to be armed to protect children from grizzly bears voted Tuesday to do just that, though concerns about school shootings worry parents more than the possibility of big bruins on the prowl.
The 4-2 vote by the Park County School District No. 6 Board in the town of Cody, near Yellowstone National Park, came after more than six months of discussion and debate. Under the proposed policy, school employees would need to have at least 24 hours of initial firearms training and annual recertification to carry concealed guns at school.
"Unfortunately, we have people in our country who want to cause harm to students, and at some point, you have to respond to that threat," said Ray Schulte, the superintendent. "And that's what this board decided to do with the policy they adopted."
The policy was up for a final vote after passing two earlier votes 5-2.
Elsewhere, some districts are discussing arming teachers not with guns but buckets of rocks (Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania) or tiny baseball bats (Erie, Pennsylvania). But in some rural areas, including much of Texas, school officials have for years been quietly arming teachers.
More: http://www.businessinsider.com/wyoming-school-district-with-bears-to-get-guns-after-devos-comment-2018-4
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