Tribune Content Agency Opinions

Teachers with guns only makes sense to lawmakers who have lost their minds

From the What-Could-Possibly-Go-Wrong? Department:

A bill allowing Florida teachers to carry guns in public schools passed the Legislature last week and is expected to be signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Teachers will soon be able to volunteer as "armed guardians" in their schools after attending firearms training, undergoing a psychiatric evaluation and agreeing to drug tests.

Drafted in response to last year's Parkland massacre, the law was strongly opposed by the state's largest teachers union, the Florida Education

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Tribune Content Agency Opinions

Tribune Content Agency Opinions3 min read
Clarence Page: Campus Protests Carry Echoes Of Five Decades Ago
As pro-Palestinian protests, along with some arrests, have spread to colleges across the country in recent days, I have a feeling akin to what Yogi Berra is said to have called “deja vu all over again.” I’ve seen this rodeo before. We’re a long way f
Tribune Content Agency Opinions3 min read
Cal Thomas: The Empires Begin To Strike Back
By Cal Thomas With all that is occurring in our political and cultural life, there are signs some Americans have had enough. Google recently fired 28 employees from its New York and Sunnyvale, California, offices for protesting the company’s cloud-co
Tribune Content Agency Opinions4 min read
Mary Sanchez: The Challenge To US Universities – Free Speech Can’t Lead To Antisemitism
A dual threat is sweeping American campuses. Antisemitic speech and abuse of students’ right to free speech are both escalating, just as Passover, normally a joyous time commemorating Jewish freedom from slavery, begins. Many students, of all faiths

Related Books & Audiobooks