Iowa House lawmakers OK $3M grant program to help buy guns for teachers, pay for training

[progressoid]

Iowa House lawmakers are pushing through a bill that would provide $3 million to pay for training for school districts that choose to arm staff members and could be used to buy guns for school employees.

The legislation, House Study Bill 692, is part of a larger bill with other school safety requirements. It is meant to complement a separate measure House lawmakers passed last week that would allow teachers and other school staff to obtain a professional permit to carry guns on school grounds, and provide them with legal immunity for the use of reasonable force.

Both bills are part of Republicans' legislative response to a deadly shooting at Perry High School in January.

School districts would be limited to grants of $25,000, under the bill. They could use the money to purchase infrastructure and equipment related to arming staff, or to facilitate the required staff training.

...https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2024/03/06/iowa-house-panel-advances-3-million-grant-program-for-schools-that-arm-staff-buy-guns-teachers/72868745007/

Cut funding to AEAs but add 3 million for this. God I hate this state.

[PlutosHeart]

1. And down the toilet they go.

I can hear the flush from here.

[JT45242]

2. That got our superintendent fired in 2001, now it's R law.

Was a teacher and we had a superintendent say something about arming teachers to prevent school mass shootings in 2001...post columbine.

The community was appalled and forced the school board to fire him and buy out his contract. many of the faculty thought he said outrageous things to get fired because wife had cancer and he didn't want to deal with the crazy school board.

But main idea is that 20 years ago this shit was so crazy that you got put on the news and you got fired for it. Now, it passes as policy for rethuglican lawmakers who can't pass anything for the good of the people.

[70sEraVet]

3. So teachers, instead of a raise, are going to get a free gun.

But they'll have to sell the gun to pay their rent!
I can't laugh at the ridiculous ignorance of those 'lawmakers' -- I live in Tennessee.