Chief Craig was open to the idea that armed teachers might discourage armed assaults on schools. AFAIK, no one is suggesting that ALL teachers must be armed. That does seem like a bad idea. But changing the ground rules on schools might be helpful. I think its clear that 'gun-free zone' signs have not helped so far. So new ideas are valuable.
May I also suggest that policy based on oddballs is bad. No, a 'stressed-out' teacher shouldn't be armed. Nor should they be teaching.
Priests, counsellors, students, teachers, parents, police, accountants, and high-wire trapeze artists all are sometimes stressed out. That doesn't mean we should take sharp pencils away from accountants. But maybe we should ground the stressed-out trapeze artist.
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