South Dakota Gov. Dennis
Daugaard has signed into law a new bill that will allow the state's teachers to
carry guns in class, according to reports.
The South Dakota law
is considered to be the first of its kind.
So far, about two dozen
states have proposed similar bills to arm teachers in the aftermath of the
Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings in Connecticut.
None of them have been
pushed through ... yet.
The law states “school
districts may choose to allow a school employee, hired security officer or
volunteer to serve as a ‘sentinel’ who can carry a firearm.”
The law does not require
districts to do this.
The governor said he
believes he most schools won't utilize the options, but felt it was important
to offer them the option as a matter of public safety.
“I think it does provide
the same safety precautions that a citizen expects when a law enforcement
officer enters onto a premises,” he said in an interview.
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