Tennessee Senate passes bill allowing teachers to carry concealed firearms in classrooms

The Tennessee state Senate has passed a bill that would give teachers and staff in public schools across the state the ability to carry concealed firearms in their classrooms, provided they pass a rigorous background check and complete a training regimen.

SB 1325 has now moved to the House, where a similar bill, HB 1202, has been held up since last year.

Under the terms of the legislation, educators and other school staff hoping to carry a concealed firearm to work would have to acquire "the joint written authorization of the [Local Education Agency]'s director of schools in conjunction with the principal of the school at which the person is assigned."