Zincwarrior
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Like to hear thoughts especially those from Tennessee. Tenn is starting a new program of firearms safety to teach the students. I believe thisis the actual manual. https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/education/standards/Firearms_Safety_2025.pdf
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A new law takes effect in Tennessee this upcoming school year just as Memphis and Shelby County students head back to school next week.
MSCS students return to school on Monday, August 4, and students could start learning about guns in the classroom.
Advocates say it’s about preventing tragedies.
“A moment of access can lead to a lifetime of tragedy,” said Jessica Jaglois, Director of Communications for Safer TN.
Tennessee students will now learn about gun safety to prevent those tragedies.
“Unsecured guns are prolific in Memphis and across the state of Tennessee,” Jaglois said. But in Memphis, more firearms are stolen from vehicles than any other American city, and Tennessee has the third highest rate of accidental shootings by children, that means a child getting access to a firearm and shooting themselves or someone else, in the nation.”
Jaglois tells Action News 5 that’s just one reason education is critical.
“No matter where you live, secure storage, firearm safety is important and can affect you,” she said.
The state’s new curriculum has a number of requirements, including teaching: safe storage, school safety relating to firearms, how to avoid injury if a student finds a firearm, never to touch a found firearm, and to immediately notify an adult if found.
Memphis Shelby County Interim Superintendent Dr. Rod Richmond says they plan to take the gun safety lessons a step further.
“I also assembled a group of parents who lost their children to gun violence,” Dr. Richmond said. I started to talk to those parents as well as Bennie Cobb about how can we again take this curriculum, but also take the messaging around gun violence and really go into our schools and influence our students to really understand how important it is for them to understand gun safety, but also to stay away from guns.”
Richmond also says, physical education teachers will teach the curriculum.
Fayette and Tipton County Schools will follow state guidance.
“It is developmentally appropriate for students, what you would teach a high school student will not be the same obviously as what you would teach a second-grade student,” said Rebekah Byrd, Assistant Superintendent for Tipton County Schools.
Firearm safety to be taught in Tenn. schools starting in 2025-26 school year
A new law takes effect in Tennessee this upcoming school year just as Memphis and Shelby County students head back to school next week.
www.actionnews5.com
MSCS students return to school on Monday, August 4, and students could start learning about guns in the classroom.
Advocates say it’s about preventing tragedies.
“A moment of access can lead to a lifetime of tragedy,” said Jessica Jaglois, Director of Communications for Safer TN.
Tennessee students will now learn about gun safety to prevent those tragedies.
“Unsecured guns are prolific in Memphis and across the state of Tennessee,” Jaglois said. But in Memphis, more firearms are stolen from vehicles than any other American city, and Tennessee has the third highest rate of accidental shootings by children, that means a child getting access to a firearm and shooting themselves or someone else, in the nation.”
Jaglois tells Action News 5 that’s just one reason education is critical.
“No matter where you live, secure storage, firearm safety is important and can affect you,” she said.
The state’s new curriculum has a number of requirements, including teaching: safe storage, school safety relating to firearms, how to avoid injury if a student finds a firearm, never to touch a found firearm, and to immediately notify an adult if found.
Memphis Shelby County Interim Superintendent Dr. Rod Richmond says they plan to take the gun safety lessons a step further.
“I also assembled a group of parents who lost their children to gun violence,” Dr. Richmond said. I started to talk to those parents as well as Bennie Cobb about how can we again take this curriculum, but also take the messaging around gun violence and really go into our schools and influence our students to really understand how important it is for them to understand gun safety, but also to stay away from guns.”
Richmond also says, physical education teachers will teach the curriculum.
Fayette and Tipton County Schools will follow state guidance.
“It is developmentally appropriate for students, what you would teach a high school student will not be the same obviously as what you would teach a second-grade student,” said Rebekah Byrd, Assistant Superintendent for Tipton County Schools.
