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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on May 23, 2024

Memphis-Shelby County Schools will not allow teachers to carry weapons on school property, the Daily Memphian reports. The district delivered the news in a joint public-service announcement with the Memphis Police Department and Shelby County Sheriff’s Office. School Superintendent Marie Feagins, interim Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn "C.J." Davis and Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner say that only trained security officers should oversee school safety. The announcement comes after the Tennessee General Assembly passed a law allowing districts to arm educators. Several suburban school districts in the county, including Arlington, Lakeland and Millington, already have announced they would not allow staff to carry guns on campus.