Political Quotes

“I believe when it comes to the issue of weapons, illegal drugs and assaults, we cannot afford to gamble with the safety of our students, with our teachers and staff. Ensuring the safety of all students must be our first goal. The Federal bureaucracy cannot second-guess our local educators, who must make difficult decisions about the safety in their classrooms. Doing such will unnecessarily put the safety of our students at risk. This amendment will allow schools to discipline all students that bring weapons, sell illegal drugs or commit aggravated assault or battery at school in the same manner. Schools will not be able to discriminate against students with disabilities, but they will have the flexibility under this amendment to make sure that all violent students are removed from the classroom. Simply put, this amendment will remove the roadblocks that Congress has put in the path of good school administrators, parents, teachers, and local school boards who merely want to keep their classrooms safe.”