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Civil Rights Orgs Voice Opposition to Using Federal Education Funds for Guns

Civil Rights Orgs Voice Opposition to Using Federal Education Funds for Guns

September 17, 2018

On September 17, dozens of civil and human rights organizations wrote to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, stating that “any decision or recommendation by the Department allowing schools to use ESSA funds for weapons would be contrary to congressional intent and pose serious danger to children and their teachers.”