Hello; I wish we could ask the teachers who shielded students with their own bodies about this stuff. I am unsure how the situation could be more dangerous than the one in which they lost their lives. Of course we cannot as they died protecting students and also had no way to even attempt to prevent further slaughter.
I understand from posts that you do not get the point of arming school personnel. It is, to me anyway, that we give teachers a fighting chance. I am more than willing to embrace some other strategy if a better one comes along. Arming teachers is in some ways a decent last resort.
Hello; When I was still teaching I was able to pay for the CC classes and take the time to attend the several days of classes. I think it was three classroom sessions and one range day. The legal liability stuff was the only really new stuff for me as I was already handy with the use of firearms.
Not sure what sort of cost you envision or how many hours of training, but my guess is some teachers will take on the challenge. After all teachers spend years in school to become certified for a tough low paying job as it is.
Also I cannot envision forcing anyone to be armed. It will almost surely be a voluntary thing.
Hello; I agree this alone will not be "the answer". Within the realm of what can be done in a timely manner it is one part of a strategy. My guess is there are already a number of school personnel with most of the needed qualifications. Some sort of coordination between armed school personnel and local law enforcement will need to be worked out.
Hello; Yes.
Hello; Interesting. I was physically disciplined and have never been prone to solving problems thru violence. I also physically disciplined students the first 10 to 15 years of my teaching career and have not seen such a tendency among the ones I know.
Is it not a fact that over decades, if not centuries, physical discipline was the norm and we did not have school shootings? Seems to me that this has become currently common in the era since such discipline measures have been pretty much taken away??
Hello; It seems you are just throwing stuff out there. I know the guns are affordable. I do not know as yet ( And suspect neither do you) how much such training might cost. I wonder what price point might be too much before defending our students?
I can see how those who are against arming school personnel will try to make the training so expensive and onerous in hopes to make it very difficult.
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