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Turin_C3PO

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7. My Dad's a teacher

Reply to IronLionZion (Reply #5)

Wed May 22, 2019, 07:58 AM

May 2019

and he thinks arming teachers is a terrible idea. For one, a few students maybe could overpower the teacher and get access to the gun and second, what you said, a bad tempered teacher on a bad day with a bad student could lead to tragedy.

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Teacher charged with threatening to 'shoot up' her school [View all] Judi Lynn May 2019 OP

She must've been jonesin' pretty hard ... mr_lebowski May 2019 #1

Yep. Arming teachers seems like a fiiiiiiine idea. Eom. bluevoter4life May 2019 #2

My first thought, too. Rec, thanks blue. Nt Mc Mike May 2019 #6

Could be White Lung Disease from inhaling chalk dust. 3Hotdogs May 2019 #3

Thanks for that memory! Bayard May 2019 #8

A popular brand of chalk was An-Du-Septic Chalk. 3Hotdogs May 2019 #9

First we had, "going postal." 3Hotdogs May 2019 #4

Arm the students to protect them from dangerous teachers! IronLionZion May 2019 #5

My Dad's a teacher Turin_C3PO May 2019 #7