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Republicans want to arm more school employees, but few districts are opting in

Published: June 7, 2022, 10 a.m.

b'Since Texas launched the school marshal program in 2013, just 84 school districts out of more than 1,200 have armed school staff. Educators say the program\\u2019s lack of popularity shows that teachers don\\u2019t want to be the ones to defend schools from mass shootings.'