One idea pushed as a solution to school shootings is to give teachers guns in the classroom, in lieu of school resource officers. The importance of this conversation has never been higher, in the aftermath of the deadly Covenant School shooting.
HB 41/SB 1429, which was introduced in the state legislature earlier this year and now sits in the House Civil Justice Subcommittee, would expand the right to arm school employees from “distressed rural counties” to any local school district. Previously, only two Tennessee counties, Wayne and Pickett, met this requirement, but didn’t end up implementing the plan.
Today, we invite local stakeholders to discuss what this bill would mean for their life and work, if it passes.
But first, we address listener feedback in our @ us! segment.
Guests:
Marlon Davis, director of schools, Wayne County Board of Education
Leeann Hewlett, volunteer with Moms Demand Action
JC Shegog, security specialist
Karen de Leon, a senior at Lipscomb who will be teaching soon
Jonathan Brocco, educator and administrator in Nashville
Judge Sheila Jones Calloway, juvenile court judge
Produced by Magnolia McKay.