From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): Every single year, over one hundred Pennsylvania kids die needlessly, many because adults fail to lock away their firearms. We know that legislation to actually require safe gun storage around kids would save lives, but with kids’ … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): Well, despite our best efforts, last week, the PA Senate passed a dangerous bill — HB 49. This bill extends the time for armed guards in schools to get mandatory, specialized training for school officers. But in … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): We know we’ve been asking a lot this last week as we tried to defeat SB 621, the bill to arm more school personnel and to open the door to arming teachers. But yesterday both the State … Continued
From Every Town for Gun Safety (https://everytown.org/): Despite the dozens of horrific school shootings this year, the administration and the NRA are pushing for laws that would arm teachers and allow civilians to carry guns into our elementary, middle and … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Take Action to tell Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos NO to using education funding to put guns in schools at https://action.momsrising.org/sign/devos_arming_teachers. BACKGROUND: U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is considering a plan that would allow states … Continued
From the Center for American Progress (http://www.americanprogress.org): Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is considering a plan to allow federal Department of Education funding to be used to purchase guns to arm teachers and administrators. The rule would strip funding from a … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is weighing a plan that would allow states to use your federal tax dollars to put guns in schools. This is outrageous! As parents, teachers, school personnel and students all know, guns … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-03-16/education/education-groups-urge-pa-legislators-to-reject-militarization-of-schools/a61838-2 March 16, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Some Pennsylvania educators told lawmakers this week that they don’t believe adding police and armed personnel to schools will make them safer. … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): Main Capitol, Room 140 On Thursday, March 15, the PA House Education Committee will hold a hearing to discuss school safety. We expect lawmakers to hear testimony that will inform critical decisions they will … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): On August 25, 2016, a teacher at a private, Christian elementary school in Chambersburg, PA left her loaded gun on the back of a toilet in a one-stall restroom that she shared with students. At least … Continued