ST. LOUIS (AP) — Many superintendents in the St. Louis area say they don’t want guns in their schools despite a new state law allowing designated staff to carry them.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (https://bit.ly/1nXMWF7 ) reports the state Legislature on Wednesday overrode Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of the bill that gives school districts the ability to appoint “school safety officers.” The chosen teachers and administrators can undergo training, and then carry the concealed weapons on school property.
A Clayton School District spokesman says the state’s districts aren’t required to enforce the law, and there may not be any situation that would cause Clayton to consider appointing the school protection officers. Most other superintendents and school district representatives agreed, saying they will continue to rely on local law enforcement.
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