Zimmermann Talks School Safety on BBC Podcast
The Palm Harbor lawmaker and Countryside High teacher, who recently proposed a change to the locks on classroom doors in the wake of the deadly Sandy Hook shootings, joined an international panel of educators Friday.
State Rep. Carl Zimmermann, a Palm Harbor lawmaker and teacher at Countryside High School who recently called for a change to the locks on classroom doors in the wake of the deadly Sandy Hook shootings, spoke about school safety Friday on a BBC podcast. Zimmermann said a recent Palm Harbor Patch story about his proposed legislation caught the eye of the producers of the British media company's "World Have Your Say" news program and invited him to participate as part of an international panel of teachers. Zimmermann took issue with one of the show's other guests, a teacher from an area of Texas that allows educators with concealed handgun licenses to be armed in schools. Zimmerman said he isn't sure that armed teachers are the answer …
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