Cheyenne, Wyo. • The Wyoming school district where U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos suggested last year that teachers might need to be armed to protect children from grizzly bears is about to vote on doing just that, though concerns about school shootings worry parents more than the possibility of big bruins on the prowl.
Tuesday’s vote by the board of Park County School District No. 6 board in the town of Cody near Yellowstone National Park comes after more than six months of discussion and debate. Under the proposed policy, school employees would need to have at least 24 hours of firearms training and annual recertification to carry concealed guns at school.