Should Teachers Be Armed In Schools

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Debate - Teachers having weapons in schools, yes or no?

Another reason that teachers should not be armed is that there are already police officers there. There are two reasons why police officers should be the ones with weapons. Reason A is that police officers are trained to be alert and react within seconds of an attack. According to retired United States Marine, Bill Holtzclaw,"We must recognize the difference between a teacher carrying a concealed weapon and the training required to engage an active shooter" (¨US Today¨). A teacher cannot be expected to react to a volatile situation within seconds. Reason B is that a teacher's job is to teach, and a police officer's job is to protect. Why give teachers an extra thing to worry about when …show more content…

There would need to be specialized training for teachers who have the weapons in schools. If teachers did have to be trained, that raises three issues. Reason 1 is which would teachers be picked. Even Though some people do not want to face the fact, but some teachers are crazy. If weapons are put into the school, there would be no reason why a crazy teacher could not get a weapon. Reason 2 is what would be the benefit of being trained if a teacher did not want to be trained. This is not a good idea. A teacher obviously would want some sort of monetary compensation to have the burden of a weapon upon them. By giving them more money this puts more of a hassle on the taxpayers. The third and final issue is that accidents can happen. In an article written by CNN on the topic of weapons in schools explained,¨Take for example the sixth grade teacher Michelle Ferguson-Montgomery who was injured when she accidentally fired her gun in her Utah elementary school bathroom. Authorities believe the bullet accidentally struck a toilet that exploded, causing fragments of the toilet and the bullet to strike her leg and injure her¨ (CNN). But she’s not the only teacher to accidentally fire her gun at school, just since this school year

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