Gun violence in America doesn’t appear to be going anywhere soon, and deadly rampages have seemed to squeeze their way in the experience of American life. What was once a monstrosity and a horror have all becomes episodes that citizens of this country have all resignedly become accustomed to. Many sociologists have noted that a bizarre desensitization has swept over Americans along with a certain helplessness. Perhaps of all the school shootings of the last ten years, none of them have felt as tragic as Sandy Hook. Sandy Hook’s shooter took the lives of over 25 children, all between the ages of six and seven—truly the most innocent lives and an act that would devastate their parents for years to come, perhaps even for the rest of their lives. When acts of violence hurt so many people, many ask what can be done and what should be done. Arming teachers and training school personnel has long been something suggested—often by the National Rifle Association (NRA) and others who have a vested interest in getting firearms in the hands of the average population. However, this paper will explore why arming educators and other school personnel is a terrible idea and not a solution for solid policy. One of the main reasons why arming teacher or a even a small portion of school personnel is a bad idea is because it is financially untenable. Public education in America is already underfunded in large parts of the nation. Our students lag behind countries all over the world, often in a very significant and embarrassing way. Paying to train and arm teachers on a yearly basis would cripple our educational system. In fact, a report drafted tin 2013 to assess the cost of putting an armed school resource officer in every elementary and secondary school all over the nation too into account variations of salary, student size, and number of hours working found that the costs would be astronomical (Rajan et al., 861). Based on all these factors, “the cost would range from $19.1 to $22.6 billion annually, which accounts for nearly 30% of the current federal education budget (reported by the National Center for Education Statistics to be $78.9 billion). The United States currently has an estimated 3.1 million full-time teachers. Arming even 20% of them, as recently suggested by the White House, would result in similarly significant increases...
This demonstrates that arming teachers is so out of reach for the country financially, it shouldn’t even be discussed. Based on these figures, one can clearly see that arming teachers would just drown the country further into debt. This would be a cavalier and irresponsible expenditure, particularly given the fact that so many inner city schools don’t even have enough books.
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