Hayes Sponsors Legislation Against Arming Teachers
U.S. Congresswoman Jahana Hayes today returned to the school in Waterbury where she taught for fifteen years to highlight legislation she has introduced to keep guns out of classrooms. Joined…
DeVos’ School Safety Plan Ignores Schools’ Real Needs
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ Federal Commission on School Safety was supposed to address gun violence in our schools and recommend ways schools can keep students safe. Instead, the commission yesterday…
DeVos’ School Safety Plan Ignores Schools’ Real Needs
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ Federal Commission on School Safety was supposed to address gun violence in our schools and recommend ways schools can keep students safe. Instead, the commission yesterday released…
CEA, Other Educators Join Chris Murphy in Saying No to Arming Teachers
CEA joined U.S. Senator Chris Murphy and other Connecticut leaders in education at a news conference calling on Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to abandon plans that would allow the use of federal funds to…
Statement from CEA President Sheila Cohen on Arming Teachers to Prevent School Violence
The Connecticut Education Association does not endorse the idea that teachers should bring guns into the classroom. Teachers must focus on educating students. Asking teachers to be armed, paramilitary operatives…