Teachers in Mississippi may soon have their full second amendment rights restored to them as lawmakers in that state vote to allow schools to determine the rules around bringing guns to school.
From Fox News:
Mississippi education officials have voted to update a more than 30-year-old policy regarding weapons on school campuses that could clear the way for staff and employees to carry guns on campus...
The update removed language from the old policy, which the department said conflicted with Mississippi's 2011 enhanced conceal carry law. It also allowed schools to create their own policies regarding allowing guns on campus.
The state school officials at the Mississippi Department of Education have officially updated their guidelines to fit with the state's concealed carry law. No longer is this group barring teachers from keeping themselves armed while at work.
Now it's up to individual schools and school boards to make the call.
"A school district may, in its discretion, prohibit or allow its employees who hold enhanced conceal carry licenses to possess weapons at the school," Jean Cook, director of communication for the Mississippi Department of Education said in a statement.
In a state like Mississippi, where many teachers are likely to carry, this law will provide more security for students while in schools and possibly prevent shootings like we've seen throughout the country in "gun-free" schools.
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