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Why teachers should not be armed in classrooms. (There is not enough time…
Why teachers should not be armed in classrooms.
The Marine Corps requires intense training that teachers wouldn't be able to do.
Reacting quickly and knowing how to respond to this situation is already a difficult position to be in.
Putting trust, relying on teachers that they'll do the job right, and believing they are capable is thinking unrealistically.
Classrooms are isolating and cannot work together to take down a shooter.
Teachers aren't working with teachers daily because they are working with their students.
Teamwork that is learned from the Marine Corps is not needed for a teaching position but will be necessary in an active shooter scenario
The training for becoming part of the Marine Corps is much more complex than people believe.
Teamwork is very important and there are many skills needed to stop an active shooter. Military training alone doesn't guarantee a person to be effective.
Teaches how to react effectively, operate efficiently under stress, and function as a team.
Marines must learn how to shoot to complete their training which takes up to 6 weeks.
It is not possible for teachers to react effectively even if they've had training.
Being trained with firearm and actually reacting appropriately in this threatening situation are completely different.
This puts students in harms way when there are bullets being exchanged which can happen.
Arming teachers puts others at risk rather than making students feel safe.
Sheldon Greenberg's working paper- police officers are not always effective in an active shooter scenario.
Police are found to shoot with 30% less accuracy, even with the training that comes with becoming a police officer.
There is not enough time for teachers to take classes on how to fire a concealed weapon.
Teachers already struggle to keep their tasks in order.
There is no possible way with the workloads that teachers have to also be required that they take training classes.
It will be impossible to train teachers on how to use a gun successfully in a crisis.
Therefore, turning teachers into 'soldiers' on top of maintaining a classroom is the wrong approach.