Pennsylvania Senate amends bill arming teachers ahead of anticipated final vote

By Christen Smith

Pennsylvania senators amended a proposal this week to arm school employees.
Senate Bill 383, sponsored by Republican Sen. Don White, would allow personnel licensed to carry a concealed weapon the authority to do so on school grounds, given the school board permits it and the employee meets certain additional training requirements.
“This is just one more tool to help them — if they see fit — to protect their families,” White told WITF Tuesday.
Pennsylvania’s 501 school districts spread across more than 2,500 municipalities, two-thirds of which rely on state police coverage. Some rural school districts encompass hundreds of square miles, leading to delayed response times, according to White.
“There are thousands of armed teachers and administrators in schools across the country and there has never been an incident where they have shot the wrong person, had their weapons taken by a student, or used a weapon inappropriately,” he said.
An amendment passed 49-1 Tuesday adds a psychological evaluation — similar to the one municipal police officers must pass — to the list of requirements for teachers who want to carry on school grounds. It also mandates schools draft a “Firearms Access Policy” and share it with local hospitals and law enforcement agencies. The policy

Source: Guns.com