03-19-2013, 11:21 PM
Yes, teachers should carry. I agree on additional training, but I do not agree that they are more likely to go nuts and shoot.
I was an elementary teacher for a LOT of years. I'm retired now. Teachers ARE under a lot of stress, but they learn to handle it, or they quit early.
How many teachers do you know that went nuts and attacked their students in anyway? That has to be a very low statistic!
Most of us teach because we love kids and want to impact their lives for good. It certainly isn't for the pay or the pat on the back. Both of which are pretty much nonexistent.
911 is not quick enough, and in some areas is as much as an hour away. It is tragically useless in many cases! I would do anything to protect my students. They are MY kids. Give teachers the tools and training they need, and they will look out for your kids as their own.
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I was an elementary teacher for a LOT of years. I'm retired now. Teachers ARE under a lot of stress, but they learn to handle it, or they quit early.
How many teachers do you know that went nuts and attacked their students in anyway? That has to be a very low statistic!
Most of us teach because we love kids and want to impact their lives for good. It certainly isn't for the pay or the pat on the back. Both of which are pretty much nonexistent.
911 is not quick enough, and in some areas is as much as an hour away. It is tragically useless in many cases! I would do anything to protect my students. They are MY kids. Give teachers the tools and training they need, and they will look out for your kids as their own.
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