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Greg Abbott: “The school marshal program does not require teachers to be…”

Featuring: Greg Abbott, Republican | Governor of Texas

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Full interview Gov. Greg Abbott joins KENS 5 live.

Published | Video Starts at 03:52

What it actually talks about is making sure we bring more licensed law enforcement on campus, but also does provide additional funding for the school marshal program. And as I just told you moments ago, The school marshal program does not require teachers to be armed. And so many of these school districts that have school marshal programs have any teachers who are armed because teachers enjoy the teaching process as opposed to carrying a gun. (03:52–03:57)

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Asserts that the school marshal program does not mandate teachers to be armed.

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