Gwinnett County offering special gun safety class for teachers

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — The Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office is offering a special firearms safety training class for teachers.

During the free training, teachers will learn Georgia law on carrying firearms and the use of deadly force. The class will also cover topics such as situational awareness and weapon selection.

The sheriff said due to recent events, like the Florida school shooting, he wanted to offer teachers something to enhance their personal safety outside the classroom.

The class will be held at the end of March. Teachers can email Sabrina Cooper at sabrina.cooper@gwinnettcounty.com for more information and to register.

The Gwinnett County School District sent the following statement about the class:

“The only people who can legally carry a gun on a Gwinnett school campus are our school resource officers and other certified police officers. That said, there are a number of things that can be learned from these types of opportunities.”

The school district said teachers have year-round training to make sure they know what to do in an active shooter situation. The district held hard lockdown drills at schools this week to prepare for those types of incidents.

“There are tornado drills, fire drills, emergency drills … I think it would be a great idea,” resident Angela White said.

“Life is unpredictable. You never know what is going to happen," a student said.

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