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Joint statement from Superintendent Banda and Board President Smith-Blum on NRA proposal
 Superintendent José Banda |
Superintendent José Banda and School Board President Kay Smith-Blum are releasing a joint statement on the NRA's proposal to have armed guards in schools. |  Board President Kay Smith-Blum |
The safety of our students and schools is of utmost importance to us. Our schools have a zero-tolerance policy on weapons on school grounds. We do not believe adding guns to our schools will accomplish the goal of keeping our students safer.
We agree with Governor Gregoire and President Obama calling for action, including a ban on assault weapons. Further, as a community, we must have deeper conversations about the availability of weapons and the amount of violence our children are exposed to on a daily basis.
There will be solutions moving forward from last week's tragedy. We are forming a joint working group with the Seattle Police Department and our community to develop recommendations for improving school safety.
| José Banda, Superintendent, Seattle Public Schools |
Kay Smith-Blum, President, Seattle School Board |