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Neb. Bill Would Arm Teachers

By The Associated Press — January 25, 2011 1 min read
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Two weeks after a teenage gunman killed the vice principal and wounded the principal inside an Omaha, Neb., high school, a state lawmaker introduced legislation that would allow school administrators, teachers, and security personnel to carry concealed handguns in school. Under state Sen. Mark Christensen’s bill, two-thirds of the local school board would have to approve.

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A version of this article appeared in the January 26, 2011 edition of Education Week as Neb. Bill Would Arm Teachers

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