So far this year, there have been 19 shootings in K-12 schools resulting in 30 people killed or injured. Communities are grappling with how to stop the violence.
All of this training, said Lane, will save lives.
One superintendent, who self identified as a defender, said he thinks the program is even more crucial after recent shootings in rural areas like his. "Let's just be very clear about the situation we're talking about here," said Kris Brown, president of the gun safety group Brady United."An educator teaching a class with 20, 30, 40 students in the room, being expected to have access easily to a firearm, want to use it, and then successfullyBrown said she was also concerned students could get access to the firearm.
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