Rep. Val Demings (D-FL) filed legislation to ensure that President Trump cannot use federal grant money to arm teachers for classroom defense.
Demings used a press release to announce “The Secure Communities and Safe Schools Act,” the aim of which is to “to prevent the Trump Administration from using anti-terrorism funding to give guns to educators.” She is specifically focused on “[blocking] the use of Homeland Security grant money and Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) grant money” to help teachers acquire firearms for classroom defense.
Demings said:
Arming teachers is a recipe for disaster—a reckless plan which will complicate active-shooter situations, as well as forcing teachers to take on not only the responsibility but also the hurt, pain, guilt, and liability when they find themselves out-skilled and out-gunned—with our children in the crossfire.
by AWR Hawkins