Teen Voices: Arming Our Teachers to Keep Our Kids Safe?
Teen Voice Carolyn Angiollo talks about recent school tragedies and the idea of arming teachers.
By Carolyn Angiolo Palatine Patch Teen Voice Beginning with the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, CT that occurred on December 14 of 2012, new ideas about how to protect students on school grounds have emerged. One of the most controversial ideas involves arming teachers. Rick Perry, the Republican governor of Texas, was among the first to suggest that teachers be allowed to carry firearms at school. Currently, there are 18 states that allow their educators to carry loaded guns. Senate bill 13-009 was recently passed in Colorado that allows teachers to have concealed hand guns (with a valid permit, of course). Obviously, school shootings are a major and terrible problem in America and something should be done to prevent …
Melanie Santostefano
11:19 pm on Monday, February 25, 2013
Thank you all for your comments today. And thank you for showing Carolyn, an extremely sharp young women with a solid head on her shoulders and a bright future ahead, that we can agree to disagree at times, but remain dignified in representing our opinions on this very delicate subject. I too applaud Carolyn. She is a wonderful addition here on Palatine Patch, and provoked good conversation and … more ›