NEW MEXICO GOVERNOR SUSANA MARTINEZ WAS AMONG THE GOVERNORS MEETING WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP ON MONDAY TO DISCUSS SOLUTIONS TO VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS. TRUMP SAYS HIS RECENT CALL TO ARM CERTAIN TEACHERS IN SCHOOLS WAS NOT UNIVERSAL, AND HE’LL MEET WITH A BIPARTISAN GROUP OF LAWMAKERS ON WEDNESDAY TO ALSO DISCUSS SCHOOL GUN VIOLENCE.
GOVERNOR MARTINEZ SUGGESTED ALLOWING FORMER OFFICERS TO GO BACK TO WORK AND STILL COLLECT THEIR RETIREMENT PAY INSTEAD OF ARMING TEACHERS, AS THE PRESIDENT PROPOSED. SHE SAYS THERE’S A LARGE POOL OF RETIRED COPS WHOSE MUNICIPALITIES HAVE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY TO TRAIN THEM.
