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    Parkland Teacher On Guns In The Classroom: 'I Don't Want That Responsibility'

    Greg Pittman, a teacher at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, opposes Florida's new law making teachers eligible to carry guns in school.
    May 29, 2019 5 minutes
    Two women look on at the memorial in front of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School as teachers and staff are allowed to return to the school for the first time since the mass shooting on campus on Feb. 23, 2018 in Parkland, Fla. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

    We’re taking a closer look at Florida’s new law allowing classroom teachers to be armed, hearing from one person in favor and one person opposed. Here’s our conversation with Bay District Schools Superintendent Bill Husfelt, who is in favor.

    Florida’s new measure making teachers eligible to carry guns in school has sparked debate and controversy. The bill, signed into law by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis earlier this month, follows the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, more than a year ago, which left 17 students and teachers dead.

    Marjory Stoneman Douglas teacher Greg Pittman remembers he was in the middle of his fourth-period history class on the afternoon of Feb. 14 when the fire alarm went off for the second time that day.

    “Normally at that time of day it would not be just a regular

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