> Secure the damn school. The kid got in because a teacher had propped open a door. <
That’s a good first step. But I honestly don’t think it means all that much. A shooter with a hammer could easily break a glass door or a first-floor window, and be inside in a minute. Or he could just wait until the dismissal bell rang for the day.
I favor allowing properly vetted staff access to firearms, as I noted in my post #7. And have one of them armed and standing discretely off to one side at dismissal time. Some churches do that now.
You are right, and I agree with the post that some (actually many) teachers today are not prepared with the skill set needed to be a help. but the fact that some teachers may be armed is certainly a deterrent.
The situation in Israel is of interest because gun slinging members of the IDF are everywhere, (schools, malls, Etc. I was there and I saw them. And I felt very safe to have them nearby) and they were likely trained in exactly the situational awareness to deal with terrorism.