Florida shooting: Teachers want to be armed, but not with guns
By Georgina Rannard
BBC UGC and Social News
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Lindsey Paull said she will leave teaching if teachers are asked to carry firearms
"Pencils, paper, technology, books, art supplies, counsellors... Not Guns" - this is the wishlist of one teacher in America.
Margarette Anne's Instagram post came hours after US President Donald Trump suggested arming teachers could prevent school shootings like that which left 17 people dead in Florida last week.
Since the president first suggested arming teachers he tweeted on Thursday to clarify he meant to suggest "giving concealed guns to gun adept teachers" - estimating this would be about 20% of teachers, which would work out at 640,000 people.
Many of the educators posting selfies and messages under the hashtag #ArmMeWith reject the idea.
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