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pbmus

(12,422 posts) Mon Mar 12, 2018, 08:16 PM Mar 2018

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Another reason to say NO to arming teachers....

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Another reason to say NO to arming teachers.... (Original Post) pbmus Mar 2018 OP

What about student SWAT teams? underpants Mar 2018 #1

That a single human being thinks this is a good idea is completely insane oberliner Mar 2018 #2

One particularly famous person proposed this sort of thing more than 40 years ago! Genius! Lucky Luciano Mar 2018 #6

Satire and parody has become reality oberliner Mar 2018 #11

Many teachers lack classroom management skills and get easily frustrated. IluvPitties Mar 2018 #3

Many? Freedomofspeech Mar 2018 #4

Unfortunately, yes. IluvPitties Mar 2018 #5

In Wisconsin, yes, it is many. It's a different world since Walker busted the unions. Still In Wisconsin Mar 2018 #7

So sad to hear this. Freedomofspeech Mar 2018 #9

Same happened here in 2010, when Walker was first elected- many teachers I know helped vote him in. Still In Wisconsin Mar 2018 #13

How about we just not have any schools? ProudLib72 Mar 2018 #8

Now yer talking!! nt Lucky Luciano Mar 2018 #12

Whn one student is seriously hurting another student mainstreetonce Mar 2018 #10

underpants

(182,788 posts)

1. What about student SWAT teams?

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Mon Mar 12, 2018, 08:20 PM

Mar 2018

Just kidding. Read that here a few days ago.

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

2. That a single human being thinks this is a good idea is completely insane

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Mon Mar 12, 2018, 08:22 PM

Mar 2018

Lucky Luciano

(11,254 posts)

6. One particularly famous person proposed this sort of thing more than 40 years ago! Genius!

Reply to oberliner (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 12, 2018, 08:38 PM

Mar 2018

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

11. Satire and parody has become reality

Reply to Lucky Luciano (Reply #6)

Mon Mar 12, 2018, 10:00 PM

Mar 2018

Scary times.

IluvPitties

(3,181 posts)

3. Many teachers lack classroom management skills and get easily frustrated.

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Mon Mar 12, 2018, 08:22 PM

Mar 2018

Can you imagine them with a gun in their hands?

Freedomofspeech

(4,223 posts)

4. Many?

Reply to IluvPitties (Reply #3)

Mon Mar 12, 2018, 08:26 PM

Mar 2018

I knew a few like that when I taught but not many.

IluvPitties

(3,181 posts)

5. Unfortunately, yes.

Reply to Freedomofspeech (Reply #4)

Mon Mar 12, 2018, 08:29 PM

Mar 2018

Several schools in my area have issues retaining teachers because of of the challenging environment.

Still In Wisconsin

(4,450 posts)

7. In Wisconsin, yes, it is many. It's a different world since Walker busted the unions.

Reply to Freedomofspeech (Reply #4)

Mon Mar 12, 2018, 08:38 PM

Mar 2018

It's really difficult to get people around here to take teaching jobs in the state when they can go to Minnesota, or Illinois, or Iowa and earn significantly more money while retaining the right to collective bargaining.

Freedomofspeech

(4,223 posts)

9. So sad to hear this.

Reply to Still In Wisconsin (Reply #7)

Mon Mar 12, 2018, 09:27 PM

Mar 2018

Our unions in PA have been strong but I know many teachers who voted for the moron.

Still In Wisconsin

(4,450 posts)

13. Same happened here in 2010, when Walker was first elected- many teachers I know helped vote him in.

Reply to Freedomofspeech (Reply #9)

Mon Mar 12, 2018, 11:13 PM

Mar 2018

Most of these teachers were old guard Republicans who believed Walker about a week before the election when he stated that he had "no intention to do anything with unions, public or private."

Guess what his very first major initiative was? Yup, "Act 10," which was a death blow to all public employee unions EXCEPT FOR police and fire, which supported his campaign.

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)

8. How about we just not have any schools?

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Mon Mar 12, 2018, 08:49 PM

Mar 2018

If there are no schools, there can be no school shootings, right?

Lucky Luciano

(11,254 posts)

12. Now yer talking!! nt

Reply to ProudLib72 (Reply #8)

Mon Mar 12, 2018, 10:07 PM

Mar 2018

mainstreetonce

(4,178 posts)

10. Whn one student is seriously hurting another student

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Mon Mar 12, 2018, 09:32 PM

Mar 2018

Is a teacher going to be held liable if she doesn't use her gun to stop it?

If a student attacks a teacher,can she use the gun in self defense?

Do we train teachers to only use the gun when shots have already been fired?

Think of all the mistakes trained police make with guns.

It will take a lot more than training in how to shoot to prepare teachers for the responsibility.

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