Bipartisan Group Seeks to Stop Biden Canceling Archery, Hunting in Schools

Lawmakers say the law being used to justify the policy was never meant to curtail school shooting sports.

Liko Arreola of the United States competes during the women's compound finals during the Hyundai Archery World Cup 2023 Stage 3 in Medellin, Colombia, on June 17, 2023. Dean Alberga/Handout/World Archery Federation via Getty Images

Republican and Democrat lawmakers are seeking to block the Department of Education’s (DOE) move to cease funding for school archery and hunting programs under the guise of implementing the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), passed last year.

The BSCA, passed in the aftermath of a few high profile shootings across the country, amended a section of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to prohibit federal funds from being used to train school staff in using dangerous weapons.