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Classroom Blog
Violence |
Welcome
to our Blog! Do you have an Idea about current
education? Here is a place for you to state what is on
your mind. Please this is not a place to advertise your
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All comments must be relevant, non commercial, legal,
civil, education related, non threatening, and
non-political. |
The opinion below are the result of
my professional experiences as an:
historian, webmaster, master teacher,
teacher's union vice president and
president, parent and grandparent. |
Violence in the Classroom
October 24 2019 |
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Under no circumstances should violence
be permitted in our schools, whether between students,
teachers and students and from individuals outside the
school. School safety must
always be paramount in all schools. The rise of mass shooting be prevented by
the passage of common sense
gun control,
proper training of teachers, counselors and
administrators (many are unaware of how to
prevent or deal with this disaster) and
security personal. The states, counties and
national government must increase funding
for schools, so they can hire more social
workers, counselors, security officers and
provide extensive training for the teachers.
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I strongly agree with the
NEA and believe that arming teachers is not the answer:
1. Teachers are educators not guards.
2. Many students will distrust the armed teacher and thus
break a vital link.
3. Suppose there is an attack on the school. The
teacher who pulls out the gun will leave their
students at a time they are in distress and need their love,
guidance and support.
4. Having a gun in their hand, a teacher will become a target
of the police who will assume
they are the shooter.
5. Students will have access to these weapons and might use
them as a toy or a weapon.
6. The school will become a battle ground between the
teacher, shooter and first responders. Collateral damage
could be horrifying to say the least. |
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