Posted by
Team Turk on Wednesday, October 11, 2006 2:06:12 PM
Kansas City Star ponders
arming teachers.
A Wisconsin lawmaker has proposed legislation that would give teachers and principals the option of carrying concealed weapons.
On Monday, when questioned by reporters in Joplin, Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt said the idea might be worth exploring.
On Tuesday, however, Blunt’s spokesman Spence Jackson clarified that the governor was not suggesting schools take that step.
“The governor is in no way suggesting that we should arm teachers,” Jackson said. But the governor is calling for educators, local law enforcement and public safety officials to revisit their plans to protect children and adults in schools.
“The governor is stressing the importance of every school having a plan,” Jackson said.