Tennessee Republican Governor Bill Lee signed legislation on Friday allowing teachers and school staff in the state to carry concealed handguns on school property.
The law creates a process of approvals and training for educators and other school staff to qualify to conceal carry a gun on campus.
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TennesseeRepublicanGovernorBillLeesignedlegislationonFridayallowingteachersandschoolstaffinthestatetocarryconcealedhandgunsonschoolproperty.
Thelegislation,aimedatimprovingschoolsafety,comesaboutayearafteramassshootingthatkilledthreechildrenandthreeadultsatTheCovenantSchoolinNashville.Thegovernorannouncedhissupportforthelegislationatapressconferencethedaybeforesigningit.
“Ithinkweneedtobereallyclearaboutwhatthisdoes–districtshavetherighttochoose,”Leesaid,accordingtoWSMV.“What’simportanttomeisthatwegivedistrictstoolsandtheoptiontousethetoolthatwillkeeptheirchildrensafeintheirschools.”
Thelawcreatesaprocessofapprovalsandtrainingforeducatorsandotherschoolstafftoqualifytoconcealcarryagunoncampus.
Theschoolsuperintendent,prin
