Some schools already arm teachers. Here's how they do it - Entrepreneur Generations

Sidney, Ohio

Since the 2013 school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary, the idea of arming teachers has gained traction. Opponents of the notion say it's inappropriate or unworkable, but hundreds of school districts in at least 10 states across the country, most of them small and rural, already allow the practice, according to an analysis by the Education Commission of the States.

Sidney, Ohio, is one example. Dozens of guns are stashed in biometric safes throughout the seven buildings in the school district. "The district spent about $70,000 on safes, bulletproof vests, cameras, guns, radios and ammunition. Uniformed, armed officers cost $200,000 a year, and an insurance policy of $100,000 a year includes coverage for its staff with access to firearms. Those are negligible costs for a school district with a $36 million budget, the superintendent said," Erica Green and Manny Fernandez report for The New York Times. Every classroom also has a panic button, every school has a uniformed, armed guard, and metal detectors and a bulletproof window at the front entrance.

Superintendent of Sidney City Schools John Scheu told Green and Fernandez: "We can’t stop an active shooter, but we can minimize the carnage."

More than 100 public school districts in Texas have allowed teachers and administrators to carry firearms for more than a decade; interested staff members must undergo specialized training and receive prior approval to either carry a concealed weapon or store one nearby. Gun rights advocates say that no mishaps or accidents have happened, and that the state's programs could serve as a model for other schools across the country.

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