The Republicans running the Tennesee legislature pushed through both chambers a bill that allows teachers and school staff to carry loaded concealed firearms on school grounds while students are there as protestors chanted “Blood is on your hands,” USA Today reports.
Critics of the bill say that the required training specified in the legislation is inadequate to ensure the safety of students and others at the school. Opponents also note that the law does not require parents to be notified if a teacher is strapped during class, even when their child is in that teacher’s classroom. Teachers who want to carry guns will have to complete a safety class, as well as get the approval of the school superintendent, the school principal and the head of local law enforcement.