Suicide by teacher.

[femmedem]

You've all heard of suicide by cop? Imagine a teacher confronted with someone who behaves threateningly--perhaps with a gun, perhaps pretending to have a gun--in order to provoke suicide by teacher.

If teachers are armed, it's bound to happen.

[enough]

1. Especially in stand-your-ground states. NT

[SharonClark]

2. Gosh, I hadn't thought of that. Frightening situation.

[femmedem]

7. I can't imagine having to live with the guilt and horror

if I had to make that split-second decision, and chose wrong.

[rzemanfl]

3. Also, a student will kill a teacher with the teacher's own gun.

A teacher will accidentally shoot a student. A teacher will accidentally shoot another teacher. A teacher will accidentally shoot his or her self. The possibilities are endless.

[Hoyt]

4. Exactly, or you'll have teachers like george zimmerman stalking, intimidating, killing unarmed

minority teenagers. Gun-fanciers won't care as long as arming teachers takes pressure off real gun restriction proposals..

[TreasonousBastard]

5. Thank you Marion Hammer and the cowardly Florida state house...

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/florida-nra-gun-laws_us_5a85fe6de4b00bc49f4242cd

[femmedem]

6. I know. I was horrified. n/t

[MyOwnPeace]

8. OK, here's something else..............

I'd estimate that our schools are probably staffed by SUBSTITUTES 10% of the time. It could be less, maybe 5%, or more, maybe 15%.

So, what is the responsibility of the substitute (other than to know that when the kids "sign-in" not all of them are really Donald Duck, George Washington, or Monica Lewinski, no matter what they sign!) - are they to assume the duty of "sharp-shooter" or "guard-on-duty" - and would you do that along with all of the other duties - for as low as $70 a day?

Is the principal supposed to give them a brief "refresher" course - maybe at the shooting range?

Is the Sub supposed to call another teacher for "back-up" in case there's a "situation?"

Yeah, something else that's been well thought out by IQ45 and his band of merry men!

[MrsMatt]

9. And if a teacher shoots, killing a student;

consequently suffers from mental anguish, couldn't they sue the district?

Additionally, couldn't the union negotiate for gun-free rooms?

[GeorgeGist]

10. Homicide by teacher seems more likely.