The Tennessee Department of Education released its curriculum last week, giving districts flexibility in how the lessons are taught while keeping the focus strictly on safety.
Schools can choose how to deliver the instruction, including:
- Classroom lessons led by teachers or staff
- Videos or online resources approved by the state
- Guest presenters such as school resource officers, local law enforcement, or Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency officials
The curriculum is designed to be age-appropriate:
- K–5th grade: Students will learn four basic safety rules: stop, don’t touch, leave the area, and tell an adult.
- 6th–12th grade: Lessons will focus on safe storage at home, keeping ammunition separate from firearms, and what to do if a firearm is found.
School districts across Middle Tennessee are reviewing the curriculum and preparing their rollout plans.
— Madeleine Nolan in Tennessee schools roll out new firearms safety lessons this year: what’s included
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K–5th grade: Students will learn four basic safety rules: stop, don’t touch, leave the area, and tell an adult.
6th–12th grade: Lessons will focus on safe storage at home, keeping ammunition separate from firearms, and what to do if a firearm is found.
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anti-gun version
K–5th grade: All guns are scary and black and full semi-auto-auto-semi-single-shot with high capacity clipazines and are living things so can go out and commit crimes all on their own so ban guns!
6th–12th grade: All guns are scary and black and full semi-auto-auto-semi-single-shot with high capacity clipazines and are living things so can go out and commit crimes all on their own so ban guns!
Yes, it’s a great NRA program called Eddie Eagle, but you seemed to leave that out of the article, funded by Friends of The NRA Events across the nation.