Looks like Central Florida school districts won’t be arming teachers, either.
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/new...-teachers-central-florida-20190502-story.html
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/new...-teachers-central-florida-20190502-story.html
Is it also better than forcing local school districts to arm teachers when those districts don’t want to arm teachers?Well, it at least lets local districts opt in. Which is better than no option.
I wouldn't want them to force teachers to be armed, but I get your point. It's not better than forcing them to give teachers the choice. But it's a step in the right direction.Is it also better than forcing local school districts to arm teachers when those districts don’t want to arm teachers?
Is it also better than forcing local school districts to arm teachers when those districts don’t want to arm teachers?
I wouldn't want them to force teachers to be armed, but I get your point. It's not better than forcing them to give teachers the choice. But it's a step in the right direction.
That was my take on it. Force the schools to let the teachers--not the superintendents--opt in or out. Make them take training if need be (in the circumstances this is expected to remedy, target practice and retention training are a good idea anyway), but give them the option.Just to be sure we're on the same page, when these districts opt-out, it's not the teachers who are choosing to disarm themselves; it's the bureaucrats at the top of the food chain-the superintendent and the board members. A district having the opt-out option is no different than if the law were not there, i.e. teachers are being forced to abrogate their rights. (Admittedly, we knew this before we began the training for our careers.)
...let the teachers vote on it instead of the bureaucracy...
The point of the law is to make shooters think twice before attacking schools. Right now, in many areas, potential shooters know they can arrive on campus and kill people without opposition until the police arrive (much later). If they know they may face opposition as soon as they begin shooting, they are likely to call off their attacks or go somewhere else.
It's called the deterrent effect,
It may sometimes have a deterrent effect, but we know It hasn't worked for numerous schools with SRO programs where one or more SROs are on campus. They still end up with shooters, some of which have transitioned into the mass shooting variety quite easily.
Of course, with some of the adults being possibly being armed just makes all of the adults be primary targets This is good for the kids, bad for the adults.
Believing in the deterrent effect is nothing but wishful thinking as it is largely unverifiable and we know it doesn't always work. The deterrent effect really only works in those situations where the shooter is hoping to survive. Far too often, we know that their exit strategy is death based on those who fight it out with the cops and/or who commit suicide.
The truth is that we know criminals think about the resistance they will face when they plan their crimes.
ThanksLet’s avoid home schooling for social and political reasons as a topic here. Not relevant.
Let’s avoid home schooling for social and political reasons as a topic here. Not relevant.
I didn't want to detract from OP but wanted to point out there are online public school option in addition to home schooling so started a new thread discussion - https://www.thehighroad.org/index.p...l-option-in-light-of-school-shootings.851197/How many home schoolers have you heard of being shot in class?
Correct. I was there and heard/saw a lot of return fire from the ground that kept him pinned down after halfway through his evil work. Undoubtedly saved many lives. In those days, plenty of students had deer rifles closely available, even in the dorms.It was armed citizens that slowed Whitman's shooting spree in '66.
...keeping my child away from that kid is a very relevant solution....
If you want to home school for safety, we get that.
Anyone who follows this concept needs to also keep their kids away from malls, movie theaters, churches, universities, concerts, places of employment...or any other place where people congregate in large numbers. Seems like a very limiting way to live one's life.