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School safety commission misses the mark by ignoring guns

  • Written by F. Chris Curran, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos stated recently that guns are not a focus of a federal school safety commission meant to tackle school shootings.Africa Studio/www.shutterstock.com

A federal school safety commission that formed after the Parkland, Florida, school massacre won’t be focusing on guns.

That’s according to Secretary of...

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