Statewide Iowa — A teacher tackled a young gunman at an Indiana middle school recently to end a shooting rampage, raising renewed questions about the concept of arming teachers.
During his recent town hall meetings in Iowa, U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley says he’s been hearing from concerned Iowans who want to see school security improved.
Grassley says he’s hoping action can be taken soon on federal funding for improving the safety and security of our school buildings. Grassley says he doesn’t think teachers should be packing pistols, but he adds, it’s not his call to make.
In the Indiana incident, the 7th grade science teacher was shot three times, but survived. Grassley says the situation is stirring many emotions as we all seek solutions to the continued violence.
So far this year, there have been 23 school shootings nationwide in which someone was hurt or killed, an average of more than one per week.
