Dive Brief:

• Georgia school leaders are pushing back on a law allowing educators to carry guns at schools.  
• Educators argue that, contrary to what the state's legislature may believe, the law will not make students safer, but rather open up a slew of new issues according to the school leaders.  
• The law goes into action July 1 and was part of broader legislation also allowing Georgians to carry guns in places like bars and churches.  

Dive Insight:

The law allows school districts to decide whether or not they want to arm their teachers and staff. If districts decide they want faculty to carry guns, they must create training standards. Thus far, no Georgian schools have decided to opt in.

"We could give (teachers) all the training in the world as to how to a shoot a gun, but knowing when to shoot poses a major problem," Steve Smith, superintendent of the Bibb County School District, told the AP. "The folks we work with day in and day out don't have that."

While no Georgia districts have shown interest in this plan, that does not mean the state is alone in its efforts to curb gun violence.  According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, nine states passed legislation, with slightly different approaches, following the Sandy Hook Massacre.