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Commission investigating Florida school shooting recommends arming teachers

By Katelyn Caralle
Published January 2, 2019 7:54pm ET
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Commission investigating Florida school shooting recommends arming teachers
FILE - In an Aug. 15, 2018 file photo, a Broward County Sheriff's Office vehicle is parked outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Fla. Florida’s top incoming legislative leaders are rejecting Gov. Rick Scott’s push to redirect $58 million so school districts can hire more campus police officers. House Speaker-elect Jose Oliva and incoming Senate President-elect Bill Galvano, both Republicans, said Wednesday, Aug, 22, 2018 that the money should remain budgeted for the state’s guardian program. | (Wilfredo Lee/AP)

The 15-member commission investigating a Florida high school shooting last year on Wednesday released a recommendation that teachers be permitted to carry guns on schools’ campuses.

In a 446-page report, approved unanimously, the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission said that teachers should be allowed to volunteer to undergo training so they could carry guns at school, the Associated Press reported.

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