No, New York doesn't plan to arm its teachers

ALBANY - New York will not be arming teachers despite recent reports the Trump administration is moving ahead with plans to allow school districts to use federal education funds to purchase weapons.

Betty Rosa, the state's Board of Regents chancellor, announced the decision in a statement Thursday, citing concerns over violence and student safety.

"There is no place in our schools for weapons, no matter the intentions," Rosa said in a statement, which argued weapons in the classroom would violate the "drug and violence" clause of the Every Student Succeeds Act, an Obama era policy designed to create equal opportunities for all students.

The New York policy aims to create a safe-school environment that is "free of weapons and fosters individual responsibility and respect for the rights of others.”

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