1/7/19
by News Department on 01/07/19TASD lawsuits...
The Tamaqua Area school district is facing a second lawsuit over its decision to arm teachers in the classroom.
First, it was the teachers' union and now parents of students are filing a lawsuit of their own. Parents of students who attend schools in the District are echoing a lawsuit filed in November by the teachers' union claiming the school's new policy to train and arm teachers inside the classroom are illegal.
The Tamaqua Education Association filed a similar suit in November, claiming the policy is illegal because state law only allows certified police officers or graduates of the Pennsylvania State Police Academy to carry firearms inside schools.
Their hope is that the lawsuit will cause the district to drop its policy and try other safety measures.
