In the last few weeks both Nebraska and Tennessee have signed new bills into law which effectively allow school districts and administrators to allow staff to carry concealed at school.
In Nebraska each school district will write their own policy which will determine the specifics of required training and other policies while in Tennessee the state has set the standards which include:
- Have an enhanced carry permit
- Get written authorization from the superintendent, principal, and the chief of the appropriate LE agency
- Complete 40 hours of basic training in school policing and 40 hours of Peace Officer’s Standards and Training commission-approved training that is specific to school policing each year at the educator’s expense
- Complete a background check
- Undergo a psychological exam
Those standards are high however I feel its a step in the write direction.
These bills do not apply to guests or students. Carry on campus by either remains prohibited.
Learn more by reading the full bills at these links:
Nebraska: LB1329
Tennessee: SB1325
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My only objection is the requirement that the educator pay for the training. When teachers receive training in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), the district picks up the cost for this useless indoctrination. Teachers trained to saving school lives is worth a lot more.
I’m thinking that community funding could be set up to offset the cost of the educator paying the for the required training.
Sorry for the grammatical error. “Teachers trained to save school lives are worth a lot more.”
In Hamilton county Tennessee, where I reside, the county school superintendent has said he will not recommend arming any person in any Hamilton county school. So that was kind of a waste of the legislature!
So the decision of ONE school district means the bill was a ‘waste of the legislature’? Are there only two school districts or counties in Tennessee?
Just a reason for a teacher who’s already overwhelmed and underpaid, to snap a shoot a kid for be flip at the mouth,or disrespectful.