WILSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WTVF) — Lawmakers are bringing a new course to all state classrooms this year: gun safety.

Tennessee is the first state to pass a law requiring gun safety training in schools. The idea is to teach kids how to navigate guns in their homes and communities, especially in a state where firearms are prevalent.

School districts have the freedom to teach this however they want; Wilson County is opting for the video format, which they'll show students later this month.

"The tone at the younger level is different than it would be for our older students. So we want families to know that too," explained Wilson County Schools spokesperson Bart Barker.

He says the educational video for K-2, for example, will carefully introduce the danger of a firearm and encourage a student

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