Tennessee governor, congressman discuss safety on visit to Jewish school that foiled armed intrusion

By ADRIAN SAINZ
Associated Press

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and U.S. Rep. David Kustoff are praising security measures at a Memphis Jewish school where an ex-student with a gun was stopped from entering the building in July. The politicians stressed during Monday’s visit to the suburban Memphis school that strong safety procedures have become even more critical in light of the Israel-Hamas war. Lee and Kustoff are both Republicans. They spoke with students and faculty at Margolin Hebrew Academy-Feinstone Yeshiva of the South. Kustoff is Jewish and once attended the school. Lee joined him in expressing support for Israel after it was attacked by Hamas on Oct. 7.