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Teachers in Okeechobee County public schools will be allowed to carry guns inside classrooms.
According to a district spokesperson, the school board voted on Wednesday night to revise its policy to allow teachers who volunteer, complete an application, are approved by the superintendent and sheriff, and complete all hiring requirements to be assigned to a training program.
Once that training is complete, those teachers will be allowed to carry a concealed weapon on campus.
Sheriff Noel Stephen said "The Okeechobee County School District and the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office have already opted into the Coach Aaron Feis Guardian Program under the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act, which was passed last year."
Through that program, school staff members who are not teachers can train to carry concealed weapons on school campuses.
The new measure passed Wednesday night would allow teachers to carry guns inside classrooms to protect students. https://www.wflx.com/2019/07/25/school-board-votes-allow-okeechobee-county-teachers-carry-guns-classrooms
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