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(242 posts) Sun Apr 28, 2024, 05:26 PM Apr 28

If you can read this, thank an unarmed teacher

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signs into law bill allowing armed teachers

Gov. Bill Lee signed into law Friday a controversial bill to allow school teachers and staff to carry guns in school.

The law goes into immediate effect.

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2024/04/26/tennessee-gov-bill-lee-signs-arming-teachers-bill-into-law/73467826007/

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If you can read this, thank an unarmed teacher (Original Post) SupportSanity Apr 28 OP

Hear, hear! --Another teacher GPV Apr 28 #1

Is there a state or district requiring teachers carry firearms? SYFROYH Apr 28 #2

Allowing, not requiring......yet SupportSanity Apr 28 #3

The lunch ladies, I hope. SarahD Apr 28 #6

I suspected the meme was an overstatement. SYFROYH Apr 28 #7

Does TN accept ALL liability for teachers/staff being armed? keithbvadu2 Apr 28 #4

Maybe more effective if armed. SarahD Apr 28 #5

Right, tough love. Captain Zero Apr 28 #8

And will the unnamed teacher(s) be liable when some student(s) Dan Apr 28 #9

Nails it. republianmushroom Apr 28 #10

GPV

(72,388 posts)

1. Hear, hear! --Another teacher

Reply to SupportSanity (Original post)

Sun Apr 28, 2024, 05:27 PM

Apr 28

SYFROYH

(34,186 posts)

2. Is there a state or district requiring teachers carry firearms?

Reply to SupportSanity (Original post)

Sun Apr 28, 2024, 05:32 PM

Apr 28

Or is that not a real thing?

SupportSanity

(242 posts)

3. Allowing, not requiring......yet

Reply to SYFROYH (Reply #2)

Sun Apr 28, 2024, 05:46 PM

Apr 28

Note: It's not just teachers that are allowed to carry guns. It's all school staff. Who would be included on that list?

SarahD

(1,330 posts)

6. The lunch ladies, I hope.

Reply to SupportSanity (Reply #3)

Sun Apr 28, 2024, 06:32 PM

Apr 28

No more complaining about the goulash.

SYFROYH

(34,186 posts)

7. I suspected the meme was an overstatement.

Reply to SupportSanity (Reply #3)

Sun Apr 28, 2024, 07:21 PM

Apr 28

keithbvadu2

(37,051 posts)

4. Does TN accept ALL liability for teachers/staff being armed?

Reply to SupportSanity (Original post)

Sun Apr 28, 2024, 06:11 PM

Apr 28

SarahD

(1,330 posts)

5. Maybe more effective if armed.

Reply to SupportSanity (Original post)

Sun Apr 28, 2024, 06:30 PM

Apr 28

"All right, Johnny. This is it. You read that paragraph or I blow your kneecap off."

Captain Zero

(6,868 posts)

8. Right, tough love.

Reply to SarahD (Reply #5)

Sun Apr 28, 2024, 07:26 PM

Apr 28

Dan

(3,589 posts)

9. And will the unnamed teacher(s) be liable when some student(s)

Reply to SupportSanity (Original post)

Sun Apr 28, 2024, 08:12 PM

Apr 28

Steals their gun(s) and proceeds to use it in the classroom or the school?

It is not a question of ‘if’ it will happen, it is a question of ‘when’ it will happen.

But then, maybe they anticipate that good teachers with guns will deal with the threat?

republianmushroom

(13,900 posts)

10. Nails it.

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Sun Apr 28, 2024, 08:54 PM

Apr 28

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