DeVos: School safety panel will have 4 Cabinet secretaries
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March 21, 2018
WASHINGTON (AP) — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos says a federal commission on school safety being formed in the aftermath of the tragic Florida school shooting will consist of her and three other Cabinet secretaries.
DeVos told the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday that the body will include the secretaries of Homeland Security, Health and Human Services and the Justice Department. The commission will consider banning gun purchases for children under 21, among other things. DeVos would not say whether she herself supports that.
In a tense hearing, DeVos also defended states and commun...
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