GUNS FOR TEACHERS
Lauren Blair, Katie Donner, Deidra Abbott
OUR STATEMENT
Protecting our nation’s children should be our first and most important
priority. Our children are the future of our nation. It is of utmost
importance for students to have a safe and nurturing environment in
which to learn.
EXAMPLE STORIES
Nevada school shooting October 2013
http://www.newser.com/story/176467/nevada-school-shooterided.html
Ohio school shooting February 2012
http://www.experienceproject.com/stories/Survived-A-SchoolShooting/2304022
Teacher takes conceal and carry class
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtTne-QdN6g
PROS
 “Not visible, not showy, not even deadly, but just in case.
You can not stop gun fire without gun fire. People see these terrible
things on the news and it not only warns the rest of us but gives the
crazy people new ideas.”
 “They could save so many lives if they were just armed and had a
license to carry a gun. It might not seem right to parents but what's
better to have teachers with guns and your child safe or for you to be
planning there funeral because of a shooting.”
 “Protect the vulnerable. Law and order must prevail. Unsafe
environments are not fair to those that live in a civil manner.
Egregious actions must be met with equal deterrence.”
PROS
 Lawmakers in Virginia and North Carolina have said that not
allowing teachers to carry guns into schools or having firearms stored in
a central location for faculty to access when a shooter enters a school is
increasing the danger to students.
 “As long as you have some people with guns, the only result is that
you have an elementary school sitting there and people with guns and
no way to protect themselves,” North Carolina state Rep.
 Enact a series of gun control measures including a ban on high
capacity magazines in order to reduce gun violence.
PROS
This is a good website that has the story of Clarksville High School and
the shooting that took place there. It also has the opinion of different
people that are for teachers carrying guns and against the idea. I believe
it is important for teachers to have that right because in many occasions,
like this one at Clarksville High School, teachers could’ve defended
themselves.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR
GUNS
 If guns on school campus staff need to use safety precautions like
any other place.
 All personnel are highly trained in using a gun.
Consisting of them learning how to handle and learn of the
mechanics of a gun.
 Use trigger locks or pad locks to store the guns.
Firearms need to be stored unloaded separate from the ammunition.
SCHOOLS PREPARATIONS FOR
CRISIS
 Train staff on school security and emergency planning issues.
 Revise security and emergency preparedness plans.
 Practice school emergency/crisis plans like evacuations, lockdowns,
and other safety drills.
 Give training for early warning signs of violence.
 Form crisis teams from the school staff and community (police and
the fire department) for all crises.

Update school communication skills.
OBAMA’S OPINION
 Use COPS Hiring Grants to hire more school resource officers.
 Hire psychologists, social workers, and counselors can provide
 mental health services to students who need help.
 Comprehensive School Safety program which is proposed by the
Administration that gives schools money to get safety investments.
 The Departments of Education, Justice, Health and Human
Services, and Homeland Security released model emergency
management plans.
PHYSICAL PRECAUTIONS
 TowerPinkster’s architect company make schools safer around
Michigan.

Because of funds they make changes to standing buildings.
ARCHITECT’S CHANGES
Relocate doors.
Better intercom system.
Creating boundaries using signs and landscapes.
Controlled parent drop off area.
Visible stairwells.
Vestibules are controlled and have security.
Adding locks to classroom doors.
IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES PRESENT
SCHOOL BOARDS AND
ADMINISTRATORS WITH SIGNIFICANT
RESPONSIBILITY AND POTENTIAL
LIABILITY
• School safety expert advises against arming teachers and school staff
• Arming persons at schools should be left to professional school
public safety officials: School Resource Officers (SROs) and school
police department officers
POSES MANY QUESTIONS…
 Does the school board have appropriate and adequate policies and
procedures governing the carrying and use of firearms by teachers and
school staff ?
 What types of firearms (types of guns, caliber of weapons, etc.) are
staff allowed to carry and not allowed to carry? Will staff carry their
own personal firearms or school district-issued firearms?
MORE QUESTIONS….
 How is the district prepared to prevent and manage situations where
teachers and/or staff members lose, misplace, or have stolen their
firearms while on campus?
 How will the school district manage an accidental shooting that
could occur?
EVEN MORE QUESTIONS….
 What type of weapons retention training has been provided to staff
who are armed and what steps have been taken to reduce risks of a
teacher or staff member being intentionally disarmed by a student or
other person, or for having a firearm dislodged from a staff member's
control when the teacher breaks up a fight in a cafeteria or hallway?

Who pays for it?
REFERENCES
 http://pages.uoregon.edu/joe/firearms-safety.html
 http://www.schoolsecurity.org/resources/crisis.html
 http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2013/03/school
_safety_precautions_chan.html
 http://www.debate.org/opinions/should-school-teachers-be-armedwith-guns
 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/19/guns-inschools_n_2331898.html
 http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/07/30/19771320-guns-inschool-ark-district-arming-more-than-20-teachers-staff
 http://www.schoolsecurity.org/trends/arming_teachers.html
OTHER RESOURCES//OTHER GROUPS
WITH WHOM COLLABORATION
SEEMS LIKELY
NRA-National Rifle Association: Supports the use of addition firearms on school
campuses
http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/21/us/connecticut-school-shooting/
Arkansas Times online: Means of increasing community awareness
http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2013/09/11/state-agency-hearingpleas-for-licenses-to-carry-guns-in-school
Arkansas Board of Private Investigators and Private Security Agencies: Has hearings on
who gets to have firearms on campuses
http://www.arkansas.gov/directory/detail2.cgi?ID=1083
On November 1, 2013 Indiana Governor Mike Pence announces school safety grant of
$9 million: someone to collaborate with for financial support
http://newsandtribune.com/statenews/x252042833/Pence-announces-schoolsafety-grants