Poll: Three out of four teachers oppose carrying guns in schools

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill



BY JOSH DELK - 03/16/18 04:20 PM EDT

President Trump's proposal to arm specially trained teachers and staff to ward off potential school shooters is facing pushback from teachers, according to a new poll.

Nearly three out of four teachers, 73 percent, say they are against providing special training for teachers and staff to carry firearms in schools, while 20 percent support the idea, according to a Gallup poll released Friday.

If such training were provided to teachers, 82 percent of the K-12 teachers who were surveyed said they would not apply for the training while 18 percent said they would.

Trump has become a vocal proponent of arming specially trained teachers in the wake of the Parkland, Fla., high school shooting last month that left 17 people dead.




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[dchill]

1. It should be four out of four.

[llmart]

2. Let me guess.

It was mostly men that said they would take the training.

I know many, many teachers and not one of them wants anything to do with having a gun in their classroom.

[Yupster]

4. About a year ago I ran into a district

that has been arming teachers for years.

When I got out of the parking lot, first thing I saw was a big billboard that said something to the effect of, "Warning. The staff and teachers of this school are armed and will use whatever force is necessary to protect our children.

Forsan ISD, Forsan, Texas. I was doing an inservice for the teachers.

[JDC]

3. Wonder what the ratio is for parents' approval?