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This Tennessee superintendent has ‘no intention’ of creating policy to allow armed teachers

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Knox County Schools Superintendent Jon Rysewyk said he has no plans to ask the board of education to create a policy to allow teachers to carry guns at school because the district already has strong security in place.

“Knox County Schools has no intention of recommending a policy to the board,” Superintendent Jon Rysewyk wrote in an email to Knox News.

Gov. Bill Lee signed into law April 26 a measure that allows teachers and staff to carry guns in school buildings, but only with the approval of the district superintendent, school principal and a local law enforcement agency.

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Matt Zalaznick
Matt Zalaznick
Matt Zalaznick is the managing editor of District Administration, covering K-12 public school leadership, teaching and learning, student achievement, education technology, and federal education policy. A journalist since 1996, Zalaznick has reported on politics, law enforcement, and breaking news for newspapers and websites across the U.S. Virgin Islands, the San Francisco Bay Area, Colorado, and the New York City suburbs. He holds a B.A. in English from Tufts University.

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