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Culture. and you can never experiment -- exterminate the value of our children to this world. >> joining us now is frederick ingram, former president of the florida education association, he also spoke at the press conference today. mr. ingram, thank you for being here today. let me start with what you have heard from teachers who are in the classrooms trying to navigate this treacherous terrain. >> sure. listen, thank you for having me. as a floridan, im embarrassed. as a parent im appalled and...

Greatest educators ive ever known, and a floridian, would tell you leave these children with love. leave them with a sense of, a zeal so that they never lose their thirst for building a better world. we do that through our classrooms and schools and education. >> frederick ingram, former president of the florida education association. thank you for your time tonight good luck in the struggle. >> thank you. thank you very much. >> well be right back. ll be right back whoo! we gotta go again. only...

Sure we promote our culture through art and song and dance, and education. so as mary mccloud would tell you, one of the greatest educators i have ever known, she would tell you leave these children with love. leave them with a sense of zeal so they never lose their thirst for building a better world and we do it through our classrooms and education. >> frederick ingram, former president of the florida education association. thank you for your time tonight and good luck in the struggle. >> thank...

0 now. it really is sort of the anti -- youre not supposed to besmirch people who have not been charged. i think its totally appropriate that she said, look, these people have not been charged. its not fair to have the report come out now. but i do think the issue of eminence, she had to not only internally, but in light of the fact that the judge now has put a clock on this. another whites, the judge any day could rule for her or against her. she really can root out this entire issue by bringin...

Douglas high school in parkland, florida. 17 students and faculty members were killed. im joined now by frederick ingram, president of the florida education association. this is a bill that would expand an existing program that allows staff members who work outside the classroom to be armed. what are your thoughts on the initial bill? >> well, today -- and first of all, thank you for having me. but today should be a day about courage, conviction, and compassion. but it should also be about solut...

Of a student picking up a gun, a lockbox not being locked, and then theres a tragedy. there are certain liabilities we dont want teachers to have. there are certain images we dont want to see. im a father of a 13-year-old and i dont want my teachers who teach my child to have those kinds of consequences. and i dont want the liability of my child being shot by friendly fire. and one more point, if i can make it. teachers in florida dont wear uniforms. listen, whats to stop a law enforcement offic...

Enough in terms of the overall funding. the legislatures is having the wrong conversation. they want to arm teachers or remove the prohibition for teachers to have guns on campus. thats the wrong conversation. we need to be talking about those things that are going to be interventions before a child or a young adult gets into a situation that they believe is going to be solved by bringing a gun to school and committing such a tragedy. >> on the point of teachers being armed in classrooms, to tho...