Public school teachers marched through downtown Lansing today.
Today is the anniversary of the Columbine school shooting. Earlier, students walked out of their classrooms. In a show of solidary, hundreds of teachers marched to the Capitol dressed in orange – the color for the anti-gun violence movement.
They want stricter gun laws – like tighter background checks. And they don’t want guns in schools – even in teachers’ hands.
Jenni Jones teaches the 4th grade in Grand Rapids.
“This isn’t just an educational issue. It’s a societal issue.”
Lawmakers are currently reviewing bills to allow people with a special license to carry a concealed weapon in traditionally restricted areas – like schools. There’s also discussion of a proposal to arm teachers.