Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a bill into law allowing school districts the option of arming employees. The signing came the same day a new law went into effect making a concealed weapons permit optional for those legally allowed to carry a weapon.
The law, as enacted, requires up to 24 hours of training before an employee can go armed, and up to eight hours of annual training. The training programs must be approved by the Ohio School Safety Center, and DeWine announced he’s ordering the center to require the maximum 24 hours and the maximum eight hours.
The governor said his preference remains that school districts hire armed school resource officers, but said the law is another tool for districts that want to protect children. He emphasized that it’s optional, not a requirement. Mayors of Ohio’s biggest cities, including Cincinnati, Columbus, and Cleveland, planned an afternoon news conference to highlight gun violence in their communities and outline their differences with the governor over gun issues. Nan Whaley, DeWine’s Democratic opponent for governor, also planned a news conference, after denouncing his decision to sign the bill.for those legally allowed to carry a weapon.
Democrats have said the law sends the wrong message coming so soon after the massacre of 19 children and two teachers
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