DeVos will not study gun violence in school safety
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2018 5:20 am
From ABC:
Elsewhere, the CDC announced it will continue to study disease, but not germs.
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, chair of President Donald Trump's Federal Commission on School Safety, said Tuesday the group would not look at the role of guns in their examination of school safety.
“That is not part of the commission’s charge per se,” DeVos said at a hearing on education funding.
"So you're studying gun violence, but not considering the roles of guns," Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont responded.
"We're actually studying school safety and we can ensure our students are safe at school," DeVos said.
Elsewhere, the CDC announced it will continue to study disease, but not germs.