(Jenny Starrs/The Washington Post)The strategy of arming teachers has many critics, including some law enforcement officers and the National Education Association, the country’s largest teachers lobby. In an appearance Thursday morning on Fox News, White House counselor Kellyanne Conway said none of the ideas floated during Thursday’s meeting has been finalized and she criticized reports focusing on arming teachers. I never said “give teachers guns” like was stated on Fake News @CNN & @NBC. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 22, 2018....History shows that a school shooting lasts, on average, 3 minutes. The Education Department estimates there are 3.1 million public school teachers and 400,000 private-school teachers.

Source: Washington Post February 22, 2018 13:45 UTC