“The females I know in elementary education should not be packing heat.”
I think this cuts right through to the heart of the matter, something most other posters here miss.
The reality is that 95% or more of the teachers and school administrative staff (at least in the blue states) would reject outright the notion of carrying a concealed weapon. The majority would be horrified at the thought (as a majority are probably liberal and embrace the “gun control ideal”). They would support a plan for the government to take YOUR weapons away, it it could.
For a substantial minority, it would probably be unwise to put a weapon in their possession. Either they wouldn’t be able to manage it in a crisis situation — or they might become “a crisis situation”, themselves...
I agree completely. The best solution would be to hire retired police or military.