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Originally Posted by mary

Let's say you spend 35K and can only afford one security guard.

Isn't that still logistically more desirable that trying to use three teachers?

In other words, lets say something happens while Licensed Teacher A is teaching class. Only this incident is happening elsewhere, in an unlicensed teacher's room, or in a hall, or anywhere else besides Licensed Teacher A's room.

Shots are fired and who the hell knows what is happening.

Are you telling me that Licensed Teacher A would need to leave his/her students alone to go investigate the incident?

I would have a real problem with that - as a teacher, an administrator, or a parent.

As a parent, I'd rather have three than one. In fact, I am much more likely to have someone closer to what/where something is going down with three spread out amongst a campus than one who is in the parking lot checking cars which are parked in the wrong place or in his office. 35K gets me one year, one guy. 25K gets me one year, but it only runs 5K a year ongoing for three.

As far as leaving his/her students alone -- when a child acts up, do they leave the class alone to escort the offender to the office? When they get called to the office by the principle, do they leave the class alone? Are their times when they have an emergency and have to step out of the class due to "whatever" reason? If they have an aide, have them watch the class. Step next door and ask that teacher to watch both classes for a minute.

This should happen so seldom that you could get around it many different ways.

I'll admit to being out of high school over 20 years and things have probably changed alot -- I know they have because I used to bring guns to school that we went out and shot as a class in outdoor education. The school actually owned a few guns that were locked in a gun safe in a classroom. No one ever got killed from these guns.

I don't agree that just any teachers should be able to bring guns into a classroom for the reason that they are much more likely to be stolen/accidentally used by a child showing off -- than for someone to come in and shoot up the school.
I am not against teachers that have had the training keeping a gun locked in a safe in their desks though in case of security concerns.

I guess that I am saying that if the Admin want more security, and they can find the volunteers to get the training -- then there shouldn't be an issue. If a teacher wants it, and they are willing to get the training -- then there shouldn't be an issue.

Think what you will, but if you come to a gun fight (or it comes to you) with knives, bats, or unarmed (thinking that the police will take care of you and your class) -- then you are very likely to end up raped, beaten or dead along with several of them.