Ohio Shrinks Training Requirement for Teachers to Carry Guns From 700 Hours to 24

Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine on Monday signed into law a bill that cuts the number of training hours that teachers, principals, and other school staff must complete in order to carry guns from about 700 hours to a mere 24.

Under the new legislation, school personnel will only have to complete four scenario-based training hours, in addition to 20 hours covering first aid, the history of school shootings, and how to ensure that students are reunited with their parents after a school emergency, The Columbus Dispatch reported.

In Ohio, it’s up to local education boards whether or not to allow teachers to be armed. (Teachers themselves generally oppose carrying guns in schools, surveys have shown.