DeVos: Arming Teachers Should Be an Option for States, Communities to Consider

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos told CBS she thinks arming teachers “should be an option for states and communities to consider,” following a mass shooting last month at a high school in Florida where a gunman killed 17 and injured at least 17.

“I hesitate to think of, like, my first-grade teacher, Mrs. Zorhoff, I couldn’t ever imagine her having a gun and being trained in that way,” DeVos told 60 Minutes’ Lesley Stahl in an interview that aired Sunday. “But for those who are – who are capable, this is one solution that can and should be considered. But no one size fits all. Every state and every community is going to address this issue in a different way.”

DeVos also said she’s been picked to lead a task force exploring steps to prevent violence at schools, and that there is an urgency to make changes.

“See, there are a lot of states that are addressing these issues in very cohesive and coherent ways,” she said.

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