There are many solutions proposed for how to tackle the problem of school shootings in this country.
The tired, old, liberal response is simply toĀ ban gunsāan unconstitutional measure that looks increasingly untenable by the day.
A majority conservative Supreme Court is striking downĀ unconstitutional gun lawsĀ all over the country and may even move to strikeĀ allĀ gun laws as unconstitutional.
Something less often proposed is arming school teachersā¦
I can see the argument here, itās certainly fresh and innovative, but would it be effective?
Personally, I donāt trust the typical public educator to catch fish right out of a barrel, should we be trusting these people with guns in the classroom?
Recently, a 2nd school district in Iowa has voted to allow armed teachers in the classroom, a move that certainly has some support among some and seems to be gaining traction:
Indeed.
Let teachers be armed. https://t.co/dYukiVU9ig
— Assault Clip, #2A Voter (@assaultclip) October 18, 2022
But not everyone was so convincedā¦
Many voices point to the recent investigation surrounding a 5th-grade teacher who allegedly had a ākill listā of both students and staff members:
Many states are allowing teachers to be armed.
5th grade student informed a counselor her teacher made comments about killing herself and had a 'kill list' with the names of students and staff.
Teacher arrested and school switched to e-learning during investigation. pic.twitter.com/KtdOUPtRef
— K-12 School Shooting Database (@K12ssdb) October 16, 2022
An Indiana 5th grade teacher was arrested for having a ākill listā of students and colleagues, saying: āIām having trouble with my mental health, and sometimes the kids donāt listen…ā
Indiana law allows teachers to be armed without training. #inlegis https://t.co/JSsGweoj75
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) October 15, 2022
Fox NewsĀ gave us more insight into this recent development:
Cherokee is the second school district in the state to pass a measure allowing some teachers and other staff to carry firearms following the devastating mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, which left 19 students and two teachers dead.
The Spirit Lake School Board voted in August to allow 10 staff members to carry firearms.
The Cherokee district made the decision Monday during a school board meeting, KCRG reported.
A majority of respondents support having armed police on school grounds, metal detectors, and mental health screenings. The only option that did not receive majority support was arming teachers, which only took 45% of adultsā support. Read more at https://t.co/FtQOSPzXyC pic.twitter.com/15R9lf8Lkm
— PDK International (@pdkintl) October 19, 2022
Western JournalĀ shared one teacherās perspective:
āSadly now weāve come to this. Well, maybe we need to arm people in the building. I can support that. I trust that if you do that, they have trained you to have safe places for the guns. Itās not something youāre going to do lightly,ā Feser said.
āI just think of the difference that could have made at Sandy Hook or down at Texas or at any of these,ā she said, noting that despite the need for such a policy, she would not be comfortable knowing a co-worker was armed.