EDUCATION/GUNS/SCHOOL SHOOTING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The commission investigating Florida’s Parkland shooting recommended Wednesday [12-12-18] that trained and willing educators be allowed to carry guns in schools, reigniting a debate about an idea President Donald Trump had embraced earlier this year. Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri, chairman of the high-profile commission, suggested the idea late Wednesday as the panel worked to finalize a report that must be delivered to the state Legislature by the end of the month…His remark set off a lengthy discussion that ended with just one commissioner opposing the idea: Max Schachter, whose son, Alex, died in the February massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Commissioners ultimately approved adding the recommendation to their final report, proposing a major expansion of the state’s Guardian Program, which has allowed some non-educators to carry weapons in schools. With the notion of arming teachers now cemented in the commission’s report, it will be up to state lawmakers to decide next year if they want to pursue a course almost certain to draw fierce draw criticism.”
–Andrew Atterbury, “Florida school shooting panel takes up Trump’s call to arm teachers,” Politico, December 12, 2018 7:58 pm