Attorney General Supports School Security Bill

[BKExpress]

Alright, I have a couple of ideas on this subject. Assign a certain number of teachers to be designated to carry on the premises of the school. The number should be at least 2, but would vary according to school size. These teachers would be required to attend training (to be developed) each year and also engage is some form of continuing education. Each teacher that volunteers for this will be given a stipend equal to 10-15% of their salary. No armed guards needed. Just a thought.

 

[drillsgt]

The teachers are there already. The school staff is there already. Their reaction time is measured in seconds, not minutes. They can serve as your immediate violent response. Best case scenario, they engage and stop the attacker, or it bursts his fantasy bubble and he commits suicide. Worst case scenario, the armed staff provides a distraction, and while he’s concentrating on killing them, he’s not killing more children.
But teachers aren’t as trained as police officers! True, yet totally irrelevant. The teacher doesn’t need to be a SWAT cop or Navy SEAL. They need to be speed bumps.
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They're even then, the people that are doing these school shootings aren't highly trained operators either, they are just crazy idiots with a gun.

 

[BKExpress]

They're even then, the people that are doing these school shootings aren't highly trained operators either, they are just crazy idiots with a gun.

Agreed. With that being said, school specific training programs designed to simulate what can occur during an assault by a deranged individual would be much more robust than just allowing teachers to carry during school. Just because someone has a license to carry doesn't make them qualified to accurately and safely engage a threat within a school. There must be a vetting process accompanied by training. Think about air marshals. I'm not saying the teachers/administrators need to go to that extent, but why not provide these people with specific training and pay them for their time, experience and increased risk.

 

[DeadeyeChrista'sdad]

Or we could just repeal the law that makes it illegal for you and I and the teachers to bring our second amendment to school with us. And eliminate the victim disarmamant zone.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

IPS already has its own school police force. I'm betting many inner city schools probably already have officers on duty. My thought is the schools shouldn't hire them, the local PD should dedicate officers to walking the halls.

In a perfect world. However given how short handed most departments are thanks to budget cutbacks, there's often not enough officers to really cover the streets.