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Teachers’ unions try to guide classroom discussion on gun violence

By Jason Russell
Published June 17, 2016 7:21pm ET
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In the wake of the tragic mass shooting in Orlando, Fla., teachers unions are working together to help educators discuss gun violence with their students on a webpage called “United for Orlando.”

The effort unites the two largest teachers unions in the country — the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers — as well as the 140,000-member Florida Education Association. The “United for Orlando” page is on ShareMyLesson, a public lesson database for teachers that’s powered by the AFT.

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