Betsy DeVos: Trump’s school safety commission won’t examine gun violence

Published June 5, 2018 3:36pm ET



Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Tuesday that the Federal Commission on School Safety she leads would not be examining how guns play a role in school violence.

“Will your commission look at role of firearms as it relates to gun violence in our schools?” Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., asked DeVos at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing.

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