(Des Moines)– Teachers and school staff can get a permit to carry a gun on school property, under a bill passed by the Iowa Legislature. Democratic State Representative Beth Wessel-Kroeschell of Ames is critical of the measure…
Republican State Representative Phil Thompson of Boone says the necessary precautions are included in the bill…
Educators would need to pass several training courses and pass a background check to get the permit.
Ready to be signed into law, the bill also requires large school districts to post a security officer at every high school.
