American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten

condemns Pres. Trump’s suggestion to arm teachers:

“Teachers and students need schools to be

safe sanctuaries for teaching and learning.

They don’t need armed fortresses.”

 

Please look at the picture of the teacher placing a math equation on the chalkboard and then at the image of an AR-15 Assault Rifle below it. There is no way a teacher could safely have the weapon close enough to reach it in an emergency and still place the focus on the subject she is teaching and the students in the room. Teachers TEACH! Security officers look for signs of trouble before it starts and try to neutralize the situation. Let’s not combine these two job descriptions into one. If we do, we will be making one of the worst mistakes in education ever made!