Teachers in 42 States to Get Training on How to Shoot




By Madeline Will
Education week.org
July 17, 2019


On July 20, more than 200 firearm instructors across the country will train teachers how to shoot a gun and handle a weapon.

The courses are being offered for free, as part of the second annual National Train a Teacher Day—an event sponsored by the United States Concealed Carry Association and TASER. The group's mission, the website says, is to "empower those who educate our children."

After last year's mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Fla., where 17 students and teachers were killed, the idea of arming teachers or allowing concealed-carry permit holders to bring guns into schools circulated among policymakers as a possible solution to school violence. President Donald Trump was among those who said armed teachers could protect their students from an armed intruder, and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has said states can decide whether school districts can use federal funds to arm teachers.