The Tennessee state legislature just passed a bill that allows teachers to be armed in public schools throughout the state. The House floor was filled with shouting protestors as 68 Republicans ...

Gov. Bill Lee said Thursday he will sign legislation into law to let some teachers and staff go armed in Tennessee public schools. “Districts have the option to choose,” Lee told reporters ...

A bill to arm trained teachers who choose to carry a concealed handgun as a last line of defense is heading to the governor's desk, but not without passionate outcry from Tennesseans. A bill to ...

After hours of tense debate and impassioned cries, the Tennessee General Assembly gave the final OK for teachers to carry in K-12 schools in Tennessee, prompting fierce outcry from the gallery.

GOP lawmakers say concealed weapons will provide deterrence against shooters. Democratic lawmakers said they will make ...

The state also ranks 29th in average teacher starting pay at $44,897, according to the National Education Association report. The state enacted a law in 2023 to raise minimum salaries for all teachers ...

House Bill 193 drew heated debate. Multiple Democratic lawmakers said polls show teachers do not support being armed or having ... school in Nashville, Tennessee. “They do want to have the ...