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Robert C. Byrd: “We have come to a sad state of affairs when metal detectors have to be installed at the schoolhouse door. Let us end…”

On the recordJuly 28, 1994
We have come to a sad state of affairs when metal detectors have to be installed at the schoolhouse door. Let us end this climate of violence in our schools by ending the tolerance for lawbreaking students.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
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Jul 28, 1994

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Speaking on school violence and student discipline.

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