The voucher lobby is fighting so hard to prevent private schools from testing is because their national backers saw same data I do—they just don’t say it.

They’re desperate to avoid more headlines like these 👇

Proud of our Tennessee Senate Democrats Caucus this week. Four consecutive days of 4-5 hour floor sessions debating a barrage of tngop's bad ideas and defending Tennesseans from harmful bills. It's been taxing and exhausting TBH but the 5 of us(minus Kyle) held it down!

WATCH: “This body is driving the state off a cliff.”

Senate Dems remind Republicans the legislature is supposed to solve problems, like gun violence, as the TNGOP passes legislation barring local governments from enacting policies that remove guns from dangerous people.

🗣️TN STUDENTS to Gov. Bill Lee: “Veto the arming teachers bill… we are hurt by this..” tennessean.com/story/opinion/…

NEW: Senate votes 22-6 to ban local ‘red flag’ laws in Tennessee

Red flag laws allow law enforcement to remove firearms from a person who is deemed by a court to be a threat to themselves or others.

Under TNGOP control, Tennessee is a leader in gun violence.

Most Tennessee families want their elected leaders focused on reducing costs like groceries, housing & healthcare.

But Gov. Bill Lee and the TNGOP have wasted the entire legislative session negotiating massive tax handouts for private school families & big corporations.

Tennessee adults who assist minors seeking an abortion or abortion pills could soon face jail time if they don’t first get written parental permission – even in circumstances when the child was raped by a parent, or the child is in DCS custody.
tennessean.com/story/news/pol…

WATCH: “We don’t have any other situation under the law where an abuser gets to determine the actions their victim takes.”

TNGOP passes legislation criminalizing non-parent adults who help children end an unwanted pregnancy. Dems point out that abused kids will be harmed most.

RIGHTS FOR RAPISTS: TNGOP passes bill criminalizing adults who help a minor obtain an abortion without parental consent.

The law applies even when a child gets pregnant from a rape committed by their parent.

Tennessee has the most extreme abortion laws in 🇺🇸 #ForcedBirthState

TN won't pay teachers their worth, but they can carry a gun.

TN won't give teachers school supplies, but they can carry a gun.

TN won't let teachers teach accurate history, but they can carry a gun.

Arming teachers is insane. Nothing changes until we change the lawmakers.

“They want the freedom to go to school or church and not have to worry about their kids getting shot.”

Senator Charlane Oliver Senator Raumesh Akbari Heidi Campbell & Jeff Yarbro used logic, reason and research speaking against a bill to allow more guns in K-12 schools. The TNGOP passed the bill 26-5.

Sen. LAMAR: “This bill is dangerous… Teachers don’t want it. The school districts don’t want it. It’s not going to work. It’s going to cause more school shootings.”

A fiery Senator London Lamar speaking against a TNGOP bill allowing some teachers to carry handguns in school.

The legislature doesn’t trust teachers to pick out books for their classroom or teach basic history—things they’re actually trained to do, but is authorizing them to carry & use firearms in active shooter situations?!?

This place has lost its damn mind.

What y’all asked for:
-Background checks
-Red Flag Laws
-Assault Weapons Ban
-Raise the age

What TN Republicans are giving you:
-Arming Teachers w/o telling parents
-Force kids into gun class, no opt out
-open carry of assault weapons & lower the age to 18

Parents of mass shooting survivors and Democrats sharply criticized a Tennessee bill passed by the Senate this afternoon that will allow teachers to carry guns in schools -- without parental approval or knowledge.

tennessean.com/story/news/pol… via @tennessean

Parents being removed from Senate gallery while voting on arming teachers. Our comfort and convenience should never supersede the safety and lives our children. This is the People’s House.

The Tennessee Senate is a touch on fire today.

The Senate voted 26-5 to allow Tennessee teachers to carry guns on campus. Parents won't know which teachers are armed.

Parents were removed from the gallery. You can still hear them screaming outside the chamber.

#tnleg