I attended public high school for two years, then to college.
That was also in 1970...the school was actually very good. I can’t imagine what it has morphed into by now...it’s probably quite scary.
Saw a story on FR today about a lad that is in serious trouble because they found a pocket knife in his car at school. I remember that all the boys in my grade school had a pocket knife in their pocket...including me. In high school boys were allowed to ride the school bus with their 22 rifles (for gun safety course on the football field) My how things have changed.
Almost every school here in New England had a shooting range in their basements. [Parents, today would be mortified to know this. Meh.]
Boys and *only* boys carried their .22s to weekly practice....and left them in the coatroom. Depending on the teacher....you were allowed to keep your ammo in your pocket...or perhaps your teacher made you put it on her desk until dismissal time.
I don’t recall if this was part of the Civilian Marksman Program ....but I know adult rifle clubs for competition shooting ...were organized in every city in the local *Armory*.
That’s know we grew up....familiar with handling firearms safely. We have fallen far from our roots.
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/338167/gun-clubs-school-charles-c-w-cooke