....History shows that a school shooting lasts, on average, 3 minutes. It takes police & first responders approximately 5 to 8 minutes to get to site of crime. Highly trained, gun adept, teachers/coaches would solve the problem instantly, before police arrive.

Arming teachers is the answer to school shootings? Really? Could there be a more ridiculous response? I can't even imagine the chaos that would unfold w/ a bunch of armed teachers running around trying to identify & control an armed imposter. We are not cops. This is madness.

As teachers, we look at kids to assess potential. Police look at kids to assess threat. Mixing the two would destroy classrooms and kids.

Not to mention, every teacher I've ever met who would be tempted to carry a gun at school is exactly the one you don't want armed.

Y'all, the list of things I would rather have at school more than a gun is very long and begins with a well functioning copier. Teachers feel free to add to the list...

Teachers have enough stress in the classroom dealing teaching today's children with diminishing resources. Don't add the pressure of maintaining gun proficiency to that as well. Add more armed guards, harden school protection to make a harder target. Let teachers teach.

Educators need to be adept at:

lesson plans
differentiated instruction
diversified curriculum
collaborative skills
reading readiness
critical thinking
quality resources & ancillary texts
problem solving
primary sources

A host of other things. None of which are firearms. https://twitter.com/CBSNews

As a teacher, I can say unequivocally that arming teachers is NOT the answer. And speaking for myself, I’ll quit if this happens. School is a place for learning,not more guns.

My brother is a high school teacher in LA. He tells me that if teachers are required to carry guns that he and most of the teachers he knows will resign immediately. We teachers are not trained for combat and we will NOT stand for any idiotic measure for arming teachers.

As a 24 yr retired Navy Chief and a high school algebra teacher for the last 16 years, I totally support teachers like myself being armed to help protect the students.

"Teachers have to teach, and that's what they should be doing," said Joel Myrick of Mississippi. "It doesn't matter what a pistolero you are, or think you are. You don't need to be in school in charge of protecting children."

For more on this story and video go to: http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/teacherbeat/2018/02/educators_say_no_way_to_trumps.html