mo4ch:>Florida passes law allowing teachers to carry guns in classrooms | Mo4ch News

Florida teachers can legally keep firearms in the classroom, so long as their school district approves, under a law newly passed by Gov. Rick DeSantis inspired by the shooting deaths of 17 people at a Parkland school last year.Teachers must pass a psychiatric evaluation and undergo 144 hours of police training in order to carry a weapon. The law expands an existing "guardian" program adopted following the shooting last February at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland; the program permitted only teachers who served in another capacity on campus – coaches, counselors, or other staff roles – to arm themselves, and did not allow guns inside actual classrooms.Also on rt.comParkland victims file 22 lawsuits claiming negligence led to bloodshedTeachers in 40 of 67 Florida counties have either enrolled or are planning to sign up for firearms training under the new program, according to the speaker of the state house.DeSantis fired Broward County Sherriff Scott Israel in…