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Rep. Meeks Issues Statement on DeVos Seeking to Arm Educators
August 23, 2018
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following statement regarding considerations by Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to allow states to purchase guns for arming educators through the Every Student Succeeds Act funding:

"In yet another reckless low for this administration, Secretary Betsy DeVos' Education Department is now considering taking the Every Student Succeeds Act's Title IV funding, meant to improve our nation's poorest . . .

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