Top Republican Shoots Down DeVos' Idea to Arm Teachers

[DonViejo]

Source: The Daily Beast



‘I’ve never been a fan of arming teachers,’ Sen. Lamar Alexander said.

ANDREW DESIDERIO
08.23.18 12:29 PM ET

A top Republican on Thursday dismissed Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ reported consideration of allowing individual states to use federal funds to arm teachers as a way to prevent school shootings.

“As far as I’m concerned, I’ve never been a fan of arming teachers,” Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), who chairs the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, told The Daily Beast.

The New York Times reported Wednesday that DeVos was considering allowing states to use federal school-safety funds to purchase firearms. Earlier this year, Congress sent $50 million to school districts nationwide to beef up their security, but the legislation included a specific provision stating that the money could not be used for firearms. The Times reported the department was looking for a work-around to the congressional ban.

Just hours after the Times story was published, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) introduced an amendment to a spending bill the Senate is considering this week that would block the Department of Education from making such a move. Murphy said DeVos, if she follows through with the reported proposal, could trigger a backlash among members of the president’s own party given Congress’ overwhelming opposition to the policy.

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[Crutchez_CuiBono]

1. Hey Lamar. Thank you.

There are good people out there that will surprise you/us. We need two patriots to switch sides. They will go down in history as saviors of the Republic.

[Achilleaze]

2. With backing from the top-dog russian-republican cell of the NRA

other republicans will soon advocate arming all students.

Here's the russian-republican NRA plan: You'll get issued a Derringer when you enroll in Kindergarten, and then get progressively bigger weapons until you are given a republican style AK-47 mass assault slaughter phallus (manufactured in russia) at your high school graduation.

With all teachers and students fully armed, the NRA will be having brain-and-bank-account orgasms, and everyone will be perfectly safe.

[BigmanPigman]

3. I could see how some school districts would be

against this idea. Can you imagine union contract negotiations where they are discussing pay cuts? I have a feeling a lot of armed teachers would sway the board to give increases. Oh, and don't forget parent teacher conferences. It would be like the Wild West over giving little Timmy an A or an F on his report card, especially if Timmy's mommy and daddy brought their friend the "little pistol" along. Schools would "shoot down" this idea since it would "trigger" more problems for them.

[rsdsharp]

4. Lamar's gonna be real sorry

when some kid gets eaten by a grizzly bear!

[GeorgeGist]

5. In Lamar's own backyard ...

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[rsdsharp]

7. Nah

that's a black bear. Davy Crockett would have killed it with his bear hands. No gun needed.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

6. Too bad. She already had a plan worked out: