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So, @BetsyDeVos is considering allowing states to use federal funding to purchase guns for educators.

Here’s what that money would be taken away from: 

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#NoRA #BooksNotGuns
Title IV, Part A, is the mechanism through which community schools, 21st century and afterschool programs are funded.  Authorized at $1.6 billion in FY 2018, Title IV a block grant with 3 basic activities.

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•Providing students with a well-rounded education (e.g., college and career counseling, STEM, music and arts, civics, IB/AP, computer science)

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•Supporting safe and healthy students (e.g., comprehensive school mental health, drug and violence prevention, training on trauma-informed practices, health and physical education) and...

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•Supporting the effective use of technology (e.g., professional development, blended and personalized learning, and devices).

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Title IV also covers school safety, but this money could be used on mental health programs, etc. 

Any money diverted to buying guns is coming directly from finite resources that are and should be allocated for some of our neediest students. 

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Please make your objections as parents, students, activists and concerned citizens. Tell @BetsyDeVos we demand #BooksNotGuns.

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