A great question for anyone who thinks we need to start arming teachers...

[RiverNoord]

19. I don't trust anyone to be actively engaged with large numbers of children....

to actually possess a firearm, concealed or otherwise, and not:

1) Intimidate the hell out of many children just by the knowledge that the teacher has a gun in the classroom.

2) Potentially abuse the firearm as a disciplinary tool, even without prior intent.

or

3) Shoot a kid or kids.

Teachers are people just like any others. They get frustrated and angry at times. They like certain students and can hate others for making their job of managing an organized and peaceful classroom difficult. Some, like some people in any other career, are mentally imbalanced. Why on earth would anyone want to bring guns closer to children as a way of preventing gun violence against them?

The entire idea of 'arming' teachers, or allowing teachers to possess firearms in school, as anything other than an exceedingly rare history or civics class example, is bonkers.