First responders would have to complete a one-week class to carry guns on school property during emergencies under a bill in the South Carolina House of Representatives.
The legislation also calls for school responders to foot the $593 bill for the course, which would include shoot/don't shoot training, as well as instruction on school safety protection, diffusing volatile situations and communicating with law enforcement.
The bill was prompted by last year's shooting at Townville Elementary School, which resulted in the death of first-grader Jacob Hall. The measure was approved by the House Ways and Means Committee last week. It could come up for a floor vote this week.