Remote Idaho school buys guns to enhance safety

AP ^ | June 6, 2015 | Associated Press

[PROCON]

A tiny school district in Idaho far removed from law enforcement has purchased firearms and trained a handful of staff to use them should the same school shooting rampage that has occurred across the country take place.

It takes at least 45 minutes for officers to reach the Garden Valley School District -- a district made up of less than 300 students all taught under the same building -- where limited funds have prevented the school from being able to afford hiring police officers to patrol the building during school hours. Police often request schools to help offset the costs of being stationed at a school if grants are not available.

[PROCON]

OK, what sign would you like to see in front of your kid's school?

But wait, the morons speak out...

Even with training, it's no guarantee teachers and staff will prevent fatalities in a high-stakes situation, said Allison Anderman, a staff attorney with Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, a nonprofit opposed to arming teachers.

She added that housing guns in schools could create a chilling effect for students who may be less inclined to speak out knowing that the teacher could be armed.

What, the teacher would shoot the kid for getting a question wrong? LOL!

"Just having people armed doesn't make a school safer," Anderman said.

Yes moron, yes it does.

***FACEPALM***

[Carthego delenda est]

Snip: “Ward said the school isn’t releasing that information to protect safety procedures. He estimated the school has spent roughly $3,500 to purchase ammunition and train six school employees to handle the weapons while the rest of the arsenal was donated by the community.”

Sounds like a conservative community to me. Perhaps they have had an influx of urban liberals moving into their community and now want to be ready to protect themselves from such if the need arises. What’s the problem here? Why does the media even consider this news worthy? In a sane world, this would just be seen as a wise decision, given the long distances from law enforcement encountered in rural communities

[TigersEye]

Even with training, it's no guarantee teachers and staff will prevent fatalities in a high-stakes situation, said Allison Anderman, a staff attorney with Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, a nonprofit opposed to arming teachers.

Like saying...

Even with a military, it's no guarantee other countries won't attack us, said Allison Demagoguerman, a Progressive attorney with Law Center to Prevent Common Sense, a nonprofit opposed to self defense of any kind.

[MHGinTN]

Sounds wonderful, a school of only 300 students, remote, well armed ... oh how I would love to teach in such a school. The lids have got to be conservative.

[matt04]

If the student answered wrong, the gun would magically unholster itself and shoot the student and all their friends. /s

[5th MEB]

“even with training, it’s no GUARANTEE teachers and staff will prevent fatalities in a high stakes situation”.
There are no GUARANTEES in life, you miserable, cowardly little s#it-stain. Other than not doing every thing possible to stop a deranged killer will only result in a higher child body count.

[marktwain]

They appear to have 19 teachers at the school...

I bet lots of them make a career there...

[doorgunner69]

the same school shooting rampage that has occurred across the country

Must have missed that..............

[17th Miss Regt]

a staff attorney with Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence,

More proof that a law degree does not mean you are not irreparably stupid.

[Domandred]

The school in Garden Valley is just about the only place people that live there aren't weren't armed.