From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): Earlier this week, in 24 hours, thousands of Pennsylvanians told the PA Senate guns don’t belong in classrooms. And then, Sen. Mastriano’s arming teachers bill was pulled from the Education Committee schedule. This is the power we … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): The first weeks of school are scary enough for kids–and parents. It’s filled with anxiety, and these days the safety of our children is high on that list. Now, the General Assembly could add guns in the … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): We’re facing an unbelievable amount of obstruction right now in the General Assembly. In the meantime, truly horrific proposals are being floated by the majority. One of them, introduced by Senator Doug Mastriano, would allow untrained school … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): We know we’ve been asking a lot this last week as we tried to defeat SB 621, the bill to arm more school personnel and to open the door to arming teachers. But yesterday both the State … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Take Action to tell Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos NO to using education funding to put guns in schools at https://action.momsrising.org/sign/devos_arming_teachers. BACKGROUND: U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is considering a plan that would allow states … Continued
From the Center for American Progress (http://www.americanprogress.org): Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is considering a plan to allow federal Department of Education funding to be used to purchase guns to arm teachers and administrators. The rule would strip funding from a … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): School safety has been a hotly-debated issue in Harrisburg in recent weeks, with the House and Senate Education Committees holding hearings on how best to protect students and education workers. Families and students were … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/02/22/armmewith-teachers-lead-opposition-trumps-plan-give-educators-guns Published on Thursday, February 22, 2018 by Common Dreams “Teachers, we must as a nation and profession, refuse to be armed. This is not a professional development that we are willing to participate in.” By Julia Conley, … Continued