Ohio school districts could begin arming employees as soon as this fall under a bill signed into law Monday by GOP Gov. Mike DeWine.
The governor said his preference remains that school districts hire armed school resource officers, but said the law is another tool for districts that want to protect children. He emphasized that it's optional, not a requirement.
Weeks after the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, the state passed major legislation on guns with bipartisan support. Now after mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas and Buffalo, New York, there are renewed calls for action on guns. NBC Miami's Tony Pipitone explains.
“The politics got hard and Mike DeWine folded,” Whaley said. “Nine people in Dayton was worth the political risk.” Last year, 120 children died of gunfire, compared to 96 in 2020 and 71 in 2019, according to state Health Department data.
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