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Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Teachers Should Be Allowed To Carry Weapons To Prevent Mass Shootings, Fla. Safety Commission Recommends
The Associated Press: Commission OKs Recommendation To Arm Teachers In Florida
The commission investigating a shooting massacre at a Florida high school unanimously approved its initial findings and recommendations Wednesday, including a controversial proposal that teachers who volunteer and undergo training be allowed to carry guns. The 15-member Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission's 446-page report details what members believe happened before, during and after the Feb. 14 shooting attack that left 14 students and three staff members dead and 17 wounded. (Spencer, 1/2)
Reuters: Report Into Deadliest U.S. High School Shooting Calls For Arming Teachers, More Security
The 485-page report into the Parkland, Florida school massacre, that left 14 students and three adults dead at the hands of a lone gunman in February 2018, will be studied by Florida Governor Rick Scott, Governor-elect Ron DeSantis and a state commission charged with finding ways to prevent another school shooting massacre. The report, by the state-appointed Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission, finds a cascade of errors from law enforcement officers holding back as shots were fired and lax school security that allowed a former student with an AR-style semi-automatic rifle access to the campus. (McKay, 1/3)
