MADISON, Wis. — The mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, was felt across the nation.

In light of that deadly shooting, the Madison Teachers Union weighed in with concerns its hearing from teachers in the district.

Michael Jones, president of Madison Teacher's, Inc., said the fear brought up by this latest school shooting is something teacher's have dealt with before.

"It brings to light again how when... we're not feeling safe it's tough to do anything at a school," Jones said. 

Jones said he's hearing a lot of anger and frustration from area teachers, noting that's on top of "other battles."

"You know, some are COVID-related, some are this war against educators when it comes to discussing things like race, identity and hot button issues," Jones said.

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said arming teachers should be on the table when it comes to talks on how to better protect schools.

"You don't even trust me with 'To Kill a Mockingbird' but you're going to give me a gun?" Jones said. "It's that sort of frustration, where the politicians and talking heads just seem to focus on solutions that have no practicality at schools, have no connection to the students or the staff that work with them."

Jones said he has yet to meet a teacher who wants to have a gun at school.

"I find it ironic that Speaker Vos would talk about arming teachers when he won't even give us money. We're working on a 0.0 balance in terms of state funding for the last couple years... They're open to giving us guns? They're not even open to giving us money for books and to properly feed our kids," he said.

Jones pointed out he feels many people have given up on having any sensible or tangible solutions to this sort of crisis.