Betsy DeVos: Describing Trump’s plan as ‘arming teachers’ an ‘oversimplification and a mischaracterization’

By Melissa Quinn

Published March 7, 2018 5:30pm ET

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Betsy DeVos: Describing Trump’s plan as ‘arming teachers’ an ‘oversimplification and a mischaracterization’ — "The concept is for those schools and those communities that opt to do this Ã¢â¬Â¦ is to have people who are experts in being able to defend, and having lots and lots of training to do so," Betsy DeVos said. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) | Lynne Sladky

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos defended President Trump’s idea to allow some teachers to carry concealed firearms on campus and said it has been both oversimplified and mischaracterized.

Speaking with reporters Wednesday after meeting with students and teachers at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., DeVos sought to clarify Trump’s proposal.

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