With U.S. mass shootings on a record pace so far in 2023, there have been new calls among some federal and state-level lawmakers for more armed personnel in schools.
"If we can't prevent them, then we know having an armed response on campus is the fastest way to stop these attacks," said Ryan Petty, a state Board of Education member whose 14-year-old daughter, Alaina, died in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting."This bill is incredibly important."
Separately on Tuesday, a measure was passed overwhelmingly by the Texas House that would let schools in the state offer stipends of up to $25,000 to staff members who add the role of armed campus"sentinels" to their regular duties. Texas already lets teachers carry guns under a voluntary program that requires firearm lessons but has drawn relatively few takers
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