In the wake of a shooting at a Nashville elementary school which killed six people, Tennessee governor Bill Lee has outlined a public safety plan that directs $140m to putting armed police officers in schools, but doesn’t touch any of the underlying issues driving gun violence, according to critics.
The governor’s plans include a $140m fund to put an armed, trained officer in every public school, as well as $30m for increased threat monitoring, $20m for public school security upgrades, $7m for private school security upgrades, and another $8m for other measures like behavioural health liaisons.
