“We’ve been told that we need to listen to the children and do what the children ask,” she said during a state House debate. Or you finish high school at the age of 12 just because they want it so? Some held signs that said, “No armed teachers.”The Florida state Senate passed a bill on Monday that would allow school staff, excluding most teachers, to carry firearms. Scott has previously spoken out against the idea of permitting teachers to carry guns in schools. CORRECTION: The subheadline in a previous version of this story incorrectly attributed the quote in it to another Florida lawmaker.

Source: Huffington Post March 08, 2018 00:23 UTC