[FatherofFive]

where do you get this number, ten billion dollars a year?

About 98,000 Public Schools. About 33,000 Private schools. At $75,000 per, including all benefits, is $9.8 billion a year.

This is why arming the teachers is a better approach.

[Alaska Wolf]

About 98,000 Public Schools. About 33,000 Private schools. At $75,000 per, including all benefits, is $9.8 billion a year.

Why can't people already employed by the school district be trained and authorized?