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Originally Posted by Ohio
Had all this occurred in ZNP's school, he might have some different thoughts about Trump's plan to arm teachers.
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I have seen a number of kids shot and killed or stabbed while at this school in Brooklyn. We have averaged slightly less than 1 student killed per year, and we only have 400 students. The building has 2,000 students so for our building the average could be several students per year. I think you can understand why the inner cities are a little outraged by this. When their kids get killed it barely registers in the local news, but when kids in the suburbs are killed it is national news for a month.
That said I still took your comment seriously. I agree that if there was a shooter down on the 2nd floor right now with and AR15 I would feel better having a handgun in my class. However, for the last 15 years, 180 days a year, I would have felt much worse having a handgun in the class. To me the potential for catastrophe is just that much greater.
However, suppose we did have a highly trained professional (ex Seal, Green Beret, etc) on our staff. If that teacher/staff member wanted to conceal carry I have no issue with that. However, I think the numbers are far less than the 20% that is being bandied about. If the number is 0.1% I would be surprised. From my own experience I would guess it is going to be significantly less, 0.01% or less. Perhaps Texas and rural areas have a higher percent, don't know. I am just speaking for what I have seen first hand. High school is just not a suitable environment for rambo or a former rambo to work.
Our school does have a metal detector, alarms on every door, strict protocols in place and about 5 police on duty. These police are not the ones you would expect to be played by Denzel or the Rock. Rather Melissa McCarthy, Monique, etc.