Opinion: Memphis teacher says arming teachers is still a bad idea
The Tennessee House of Representatives began its 2024 legislative session Jan. 9. (Ian Round/The Daily Memphian file)
Kathryn McRitchie
Kat McRitchie teaches and leads in the social studies department at Crosstown High. She has worked in education for twenty years and is the mother of three children in Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
“This bill is not about safety; it is about perpetuating the myth that more guns in more places make us safer.”
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