North Carolina lawmakers are once again pushing to arm teachers with guns, and they're trying to make it worth teachers' while.

Filed on Wednesday, the School Security Act of 2019 would give a 5% salary boost to teachers who undergo basic police training.
These "teacher resource officers" could carry guns in an open or concealed manner, and they would have the same arrest powers as police officers, the bill says.
______

Make this another state I won't be moving to while I have kids in school.

@ChippySuave I wonder if they can take the course, get the raise, and no one can find out they're NOT carrying? 🕊

Follow

@croning Would they then be held liable if something went down and they weren't ready for it. OTOH.. Knowing for a fact there are racist and hot headed teachers in every school.. I'm also concerned this is a school-to-prison shortcut if teachers have the ability to make an arrest.

Sign in to participate in the conversation

CounterSocial is the first Social Network Platform to take a zero-tolerance stance to hostile nations, bot accounts and trolls who are weaponizing OUR social media platforms and freedoms to engage in influence operations against us. And we're here to counter it.