Why some teachers in America are learning how to fire guns
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Published 2023-11-14
00:00 - Is arming teachers the solution?
00:50 - Meet the teachers learning to shoot
01:55 - Why they want to learn
03:17 - How effective is the training?
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All Comments (21)
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These are the same teachers NOT trusted with picking the books ?
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Full respect to the teachers involved. Shame on political leaders and lobbyists preventing real change.
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I AM a teacher. The question about teachers learning how to shoot is mind blowing. In order to shoot, you have to carry a gun. So now you have a teacher carrying a gun inside a school. And that will never cause problems?? If you ban guns, teachers don’t need to learn how to shoot. Disarming people is the answer.
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My problem is very few take profeciency and saftey seriously. One box a year shooters are dangerous
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What about politicians and American society addressing gun control and violence first ? A teacher needs to teach, not be a security agent.
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I'd never send my kid to a room where a underpayed stressed person prone to anger carries a gun —no f*cking way.
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No amount of money could convince me to come to America💀
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I have so many questions. Is the training required? Does the school have standards on safe storage of weapons? Are their published for having a weapon in a school without the training or not following safety protocols. Are the guns stored in a place we're students can't find it?
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how about the teachers learning how to teach against violence of any kind, rather than being only instructors?!
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I must admit that the thumbnail reminds shooting squad from the past especially with the black and white color. At least of the first 1-2 seconds until your brain realizes its a gun shooting range.
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'Merica Yeah! Guns before teachers Yeah!
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The US is just such a sick place
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Policymakers should adopt a more cautious attitude towards the problem. Maybe there is still a better solution on this problem instead of just using violent method against violence.
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Pensa numa espécie que deu errado..
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This is one many reason why teachers are leaving and new potential teachers are not turning to the profession. They just want to teach. Not have to be the last line of security, being in the fore front of culture war, and many other things that has no part of teaching. If you don’t want to lose teachers don’t add to what is already a heavy work load.
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Armed teachers will at least make Parent/ Teacher night more civil.....
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Seriously, it’s come to this?
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More money for NRA and Gun manufacturers.
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Sensible gun control policies? How about sensible mental health policies? Get dangerous people off the streets!
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Why not build school inside police station? Or making Police Officers teacer?
