Nebraska and Tennessee Take Steps to Arm Teachers in Schools

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

About Jacob Paulsen

Jacob S. Paulsen is the President of ConcealedCarry.com. For over 20 years Jacob has been involved as a professional in the firearm industry. He values his time as a student as much as his experience as an instructor with a goal to obtain over 40 hours a year of formal instruction. Jacob is a NRA certified instructor & Range Safety Officer, Guardian Pistol instructor and training counselor, Stop The Bleed instructor, Affiliate instructor for Next Level Training, Graduate and certified instructor for The Law of Self Defense, TCCC Certified, and has been a Glock and Sig Sauer Certified Armorer. Jacob is also the creator of The Annual Guardian Conference which is a 3-day defensive handgun training conference.

6 Comments

  1. Richard Goldman on May 1, 2024 at 1:29 pm

    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.

    • Joey Cavaleri on May 3, 2024 at 4:09 pm

      I’m thinking that community funding could be set up to offset the cost of the educator paying the for the required training.

  2. Richard Goldman on May 1, 2024 at 1:32 pm

    Sorry for the grammatical error. “Teachers trained to save school lives are worth a lot more.”

  3. Gary Lange on May 1, 2024 at 10:46 pm

    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!

    • Clark Kent on May 2, 2024 at 11:40 pm

      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?

  4. Cece Abdulrahman on June 25, 2024 at 4:06 pm

    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.

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