On a special episode (first released on May 22) of The Excerpt podcast: On March 27th, 2023, a mass shooter at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, opened fire, killing three students and ...

Gov. Bill Lee signs bill allowing armed teachers in schools by: Erin McCullough Posted: Apr 26, 2024 / 03:28 PM CDT Updated: Apr 26, 2024 / 03:49 PM CDT ...

Armed teachers, who will be required to undergo training that some opponents have argued is not intensive enough, will be allowed to carry handguns in their classrooms and most campus situations ...

PREVIOUS: Gov. Bill Lee said he would sign a bill to arm teachers in Tennessee. Lee made the announcement during a press conference following the end of the House and Senate for the legislative ...

Armed teachers, who will be required to undergo training that some opponents have argued is not intensive enough, will be allowed to carry handguns in their classrooms and in most campus ...

Governor Lee has 10 days to decide whether to sign or veto a bill once it reaches his office. Lee said Thursday afternoon he planned to sign the bill.

The best thing about the bill to allow teachers to be armed is that almost no one will do it. Fortunately, the bill (which still has to pass the House), only allows and does not require teachers ...

The Senate bill appears to require this of each individual teacher seeking to carry a gun on campus, rather than allowing a joint blanket authorization for any qualified staff to carry.

Even if teachers meet these requirements, the school district's director of schools, the school principal and the chief of the "appropriate" law enforcement agency must sign off on a staff member ...

Tennessee lawmakers pass bill to allow for armed K-12 teachers Additionally, they would only be able to carry on school grounds if their specific principal and their director of schools enter a ...

Demonstrators opposed to a bill allowing armed teachers in Tennessee schools stage a lie-in at the state Capitol after the House voted on the measure on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.