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Should teachers be armed?
Bulloch, Evans rely on police; Effingham may look at gun policy
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School superintendents in Bulloch and Evans counties say they prefer to rely on law enforcement response instead of arming teachers or other school employees. But now that state law allows it, school officials in Effingham County might take a look. Part of a broad new Georgia law that took effect Tuesday loosening restrictions on where guns may be carried, the school provision lets districts authorize specific school personnel who hold gun carry licenses and receive training to carry guns at school, during school functions or on school buses.
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