NC teachers who carry guns in schools would get pay raises under new bill [View all]

NC teachers who carry guns in schools would get pay raises under new bill

BY T. KEUNG HUI

MARCH 06, 2019 02:38 PM,

UPDATED MARCH 07, 2019 11:06 AM

RALEIGH
There’s a new push to allow North Carolina teachers to carry guns in school that some state lawmakers think has a chance of being approved this year.

The School Security Act of 2019, filed Wednesday, would boost the salaries of teachers who underwent specialized police training to carry firearms on campus. The same bill was filed last year and died in committee, but Sen. Jerry Tillman, one of the new sponsors of Senate Bill 192, said that the climate has changed to give the legislation more support this year.

“This is an idea whose time has come,” said Tillman, the Senate majority whip and a Republican from Randolph County. “With the heightened awareness of the legislature, I believe this bill will see success.”

The bill’s two other primary sponsors are Republican senators Ralph Hise and Warren Daniel.

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