DeVos disclosed her position in an Aug. 31 letter to Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA), following the news that the Education Department was considering a proposal to allow school districts to use federal funds known as Student Support and Academic Enrichment grants for guns and gun-training.
Scott, the top Democrat on the House's Committee on Education and the Workforce, said DeVos' announcement would "recklessly endanger both students and educators," adding that it was not Congress' intent to let states decide whether to spend the money on firearms. "It is outrageous that Secretary DeVos will allow federal education funds to be spent putting guns in the classroom," Scott said in a statement.
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