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Ohio is making it easier for teachers to carry firearms in classrooms

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Ohio's governor signed a bill allowing teachers to carry guns in class after 24 hours of training. Republicans tout² the move as a way to increase safety; educators worry it could lead to more danger.

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In Ohio, lawmakers are slashing³ the amount of training needed for teachers to carry firearms in the classroom. Republicans say it'll make schools safer. But some educators worry it could lead to more dangerous confrontations⁴. Ohio Public Radio's Andy Chow reports.

ANDY CHOW, BYLINE⁵: Teachers in Ohio have been allowed to carry guns in schools so long as they complete 700 hours of mandatory⁶ training, the same required of police recruits. Lawmakers argued that made it nearly impossible to arm teachers, so they drastically cut that training requirement down to 24 hours. In signing it into law, Republican Governor Mike DeWine stressed that the decision to arm teachers is still up to local school boards.

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MIKE DEWINE: We're trying to layer this in and give every school the tools that they need. Ultimately, that school is going to have to ensure the safety of the child. They're going to have to do the best they can. My job is to give them the best I can to help them do that.

CHOW: The bill was signed less than three weeks after the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, where a gunman killed 21 people, including 19 children, inside an elementary school. Julie Holderbaum has taught high school English in Ohio for 26 years. She thinks arming more teachers crosses a line.

JULIE HOLDERBAUM: If the problem is violence in schools and people bringing guns in the schools, I do not think the answer is more guns.

CHOW: Scott DiMauro heads the Ohio Education Association, the state's largest teacher's union. He worries that the new law could make schools less safe.

SCOTT DIMAURO: We don't believe that educators should be put in a dual⁷ role, where they are responsible primarily for educating children and at the same time for serving as armed security guards in our schools.

CHOW: Instead, DiMauro says Ohio could do more to help coordinate⁸ relationships between schools and local law enforcement, put more resources into mental health counselors⁹ and enact¹⁰ what he calls commonsense¹¹ gun regulation. Governor DeWine is also calling for more funding for securing school buildings and offering more training so teachers can recognize behavioral health issues. Teacher Julie Holderbaum thinks educators could be put in impossible scenarios¹² where a split-second decision to take action or not could have dire¹³ consequences.

HOLDERBAUM: So I just feel like we're damned if we do and damned if we don't. And if teachers start using weapons in schools, it's not going to be good for teachers. And I don't think it will be safer.

CHOW: According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, eight states now allow school employees to carry firearms in the classroom if they complete a training program. There's no word yet on how many districts in Ohio will embrace lower training requirements for teachers to carry guns in schools.

For NPR News, I'm Andy Chow in Columbus.

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 tout   

v.推销，招徕；兜售；吹捧，劝诱

参考例句：

• They say it will let them tout progress in the war.他们称这将有助于鼓吹他们在战争中的成果。
• If your case studies just tout results,don't bother requiring registration to view them.如果你的案例研究只是吹捧结果，就别烦扰别人来注册访问了。

3 slashing   

adj.尖锐的；苛刻的；鲜明的；乱砍的v.挥砍( slash的现在分词 )；鞭打；割破；削减

参考例句：

• Slashing is the first process in which liquid treatment is involved. 浆纱是液处理的第一过程。 来自辞典例句
• He stopped slashing his horse. 他住了手，不去鞭打他的马了。 来自辞典例句

4 confrontations   

n.对抗，对抗的事物( confrontation的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• At times, this potential has escalated into actual confrontations. 有时，这一矛盾升级为实际的对抗。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法
• These confrontations and uncertainties were bing played out for the first time on a global scale. 所有这一切对抗和不稳定，第一次在全球范围内得到充分的表演。 来自辞典例句

5 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

6 mandatory   

adj.命令的；强制的；义务的；n.受托者

参考例句：

• It's mandatory to pay taxes.缴税是义务性的。
• There is no mandatory paid annual leave in the U.S.美国没有强制带薪年假。

7 dual   

adj.双的；二重的，二元的

参考例句：

• The people's Republic of China does not recognize dual nationality for any Chinese national.中华人民共和国不承认中国公民具有双重国籍。
• He has dual role as composer and conductor.他兼作曲家及指挥的双重身分。

8 coordinate   

adj.同等的，协调的；n.同等者；vt.协作，协调

参考例句：

• You must coordinate what you said with what you did.你必须使你的言行一致。
• Maybe we can coordinate the relation of them.或许我们可以调和他们之间的关系。

9 counselors   

n.顾问( counselor的名词复数 )；律师；（使馆等的）参赞；（协助学生解决问题的）指导老师

参考例句：

• Counselors began an inquiry into industrial needs. 顾问们开始调查工业方面的需要。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• We have experienced counselors available day and night. ) 这里有经验的法律顾问全天候值班。） 来自超越目标英语 第4册

10 enact   

vt.制定(法律)；上演，扮演

参考例句：

• The U.S. Congress has exclusive authority to enact federal legislation.美国国会是唯一有权颁布联邦法律的。
• For example,a country can enact laws and economic policies to attract foreign investment fairly quickly.例如一个国家可以很快颁布吸引外资的法令和经济政策。

11 commonsense   

adj.有常识的；明白事理的；注重实际的

参考例句：

• It is commonsense to carry an umbrella in this weather.这种天气带把伞是很自然的。
• These results are no more than a vindication of commonsense analysis.这些结果只不过是按常理分析得出的事实。

12 scenarios   

n.[意]情节；剧本；事态；脚本

参考例句：

• Further, graphite cores may be safer than non-graphite cores under some accident scenarios. 再者，根据一些事故解说，石墨堆芯可比非石墨堆芯更安全一些。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
• Again, scenarios should make it clear which modes are acceptable to users in various contexts. 同样，我们可以运用场景剧本来搞清楚在不同情境下哪些模式可被用户接受。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

13 dire   

adj.可怕的，悲惨的，阴惨的，极端的

参考例句：

• There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV.曾经有人就看电视太多的危害性提出严重警告。
• We were indeed in dire straits.But we pulled through.那时我们的困难真是大极了，但是我们渡过了困难。