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Posted on 01/26/2024 3:30:18 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
SIOUX CITY, Iowa -- The topic of arming teachers in schools comes up periodically after shootings take place.
Now, one school in Iowa is turning that talk into action and arming staff members, KTIV reported.
"About 18 months ago, we just started looking at options. And obviously, to take the step to have armed staff in our school is a big one. And it requires a lot of conversation with a lot of stakeholders," said Siouxland Christian School Supt. Lindsay Laurich.
It's a big step in school security.
"My ultimate responsibility here is to protect this building to make sure that everybody who comes in is safe here, and I simply couldn't live with myself if I knew there were options. There were things that were available to us... and we didn't take use of them," Laurich said.
Laurich said improving safety and security at Siouxland Christian School is paramount for the administration.
"We think about continuous improvement in terms of learning, in terms of you know, curriculum, in terms of our staff, safety goes into that bucket," Laurich said.
The administration at Siouxland Christian Schools said they did not take this step lightly. A lot of research, a lot of conversation and a lot of praying went into whether this decision was right for them.
"In a worst case situation, the action that's required is going to be incredibly challenging. But it has to be done to protect all of the other students and staff in the building," Laurich said.
Laurich said those who were selected volunteered to do so and were carefully vetted and trained.
While the school won't state how many staff are armed on campus or who they are, she said those individuals are prepared to step in should a life-threatening incident occur on school grounds.
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And obviously, to take the step to have armed staff in our school is a big one. And it requires a lot of conversation with a lot of stakeholders,” said Siouxland Christian School Supt. Lindsay Laurich.
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NO IT’S NOT YOU FN IDIOT!
You guys should have been carrying guns and stacking sandbags in key locations 5 minutes after UVALDE !!!
It’s rubber spined, vacant minded naughts like this that are killing kids by allowing WACKO’s with guns in the building!! Period!
Want SAFE schools??? Never vote for a democrat.
Trained, intelligent armed persons at the start of an attack.
Is the quickest why to stop such attack.
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‘Free’ donuts and top-notch coffee for law enforcement officers!
School shootings are rare - about 1 in 100 million classroom days.
It would be unreasonable to expect teachers to handle guns well enough to make it a good idea to arm teachers.
Right Way Public School
and Police Station
It might be worthwhile for children to see criminals brought in for booking, especially in high crime areas.
Hey Brian,
Before the Democrats chased them all off
with feminist political correctness, most all my male teachers were former military.
Hit return too soon,
even my middle school Mandarin language instructor was former Chinese Red army.
Hit return too soon,
even my middle school Mandarin language instructor was former Chinese Red army.
And you know this how?? Suppose a CCW licensed and trained volunteer signs up. I grew up with guns, so did my mom (a 40 year teacher). She could outshoot all the males in the family.
Sioux City is a rough (for it’s size) working class yet conservative city that puts up will very little crap. Well done!
Why do you think so? Many teachers have decades of experience being armed. Armed citizens have had less problems with being armed than police.
The problem of stopping armed mass murderers in schools is specific enough that a few days training works wonders.
Only volunteers are accepted. No one is forced to be armed.
I love the back-n-forth on this on what seems like a good idea to me. ;)
My Mom is 86. Last year she took a class that her local Police offered. She got to learn about what they do every day, go on ride-alongs and they took her to a firing range and put a 9MM in her hand.
My Mom, who hadn’t picked up a gun since I was a kid (50 years ago) shot center mass, LOL! They loved her. :)
My opinion of teachers in general is not good,,,if those picked have military backgrounds then I’d feel better. Remember it’s teachers unions that seek banning gun ownership for the most part and they also follow the homosexual/tyranny parade.
Are you implying that teachers aren’t smart enough to learn how to handle a firearm ?
Here are some tracks leading out of the barn!
“Are you implying that teachers aren’t smart enough to learn how to handle a firearm ?”
I’m implying a teacher’s gun might get into the hands of a very bad boy or otherwise result in injury or death.
School shootings might fill .3% of network news airtime, but the American public, both gun-hating & gun-loving, is being deceived as a result.
Slavery might make up 5% of a history textbook, but slavery probably produced only ~.1% of total GDP.
So, time and money are the factors that should determine how much space is given to a subject in history books?
Until the Child that is shot and very possibly killed is YOUR CHILD.
Then You will change Your Mind/Opinion.
And You will rethink Your math.
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