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Supporters of arming teachers in classrooms claim victory in Schuylkill County in board election

"I still stand by, the only thing that’s going to stop a gun is a gun.”
By Jen Kinney/Keystone Crossroads

‘Shooting people is deescalation’: Three days with teachers training to use guns in schools

Arming teachers to prevent or lessen the death toll of mass shootings is a controversial proposition, and the training teachers receive before being authorized to carry guns in the classroom is one of the biggest sources of debate.

By Jen Kinney/Keystone Crossroads

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Cameras, counselors and yoga — how Pa. schools spent an unprecedented flood of safety and security cash

“You can’t hide behind, ‘It’ll never happen here,’ because we just don’t know where it will happen,”
By Avi Wolfman-Arent/Keystone Crossroads

Citing technicality, central Pa. school district scraps first-of-kind policy to arm teachers

"It would be better to just cancel the whole thing, get rid of the lawsuits and start over and engage in an honest debate and conversation."
By Avi Wolfman-Arent/Keystone Crossroads

Some Pa. superintendents have been quietly armed in schools — and parents probably don’t know it

“In my opinion, it should be done out in the light of day, so citizens know, ‘Here’s what’s going on in our schools.'”
By Jen Kinney/Keystone Crossroads

Tamaqua parents shocked that armed teacher policy has been quietly reinstated

"If I find out there is a gun in my classroom with my teacher, I am going to ask to leave that room immediately."
By Jen Kinney/Keystone Crossroads
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