Most recently schools have been more conscious about strangers entering their school buildings. Because of school shootings and threats becoming more popular, the idea of teachers being armed to protect their students is rising. The topic is debated a lot between teacher themselves, the students and the student’s guardians. Though a lot of people believe that armed teachers may help the students in a time of danger, most likely, arming the teachers may end more badly than predicted. Some believe that arming teachers could protect the students against any harmful threats that may happen. Those that agree with the arming of teachers, say that they would be trained with using the weapon in case of emergency. The teachers may be fine with handling …show more content…
The teacher may have anger problems or get pushed to the point where they snap and do the unthinkable. A student, if possible and with skill, may be able to retrieve the weapon from the teacher wherever the weapon may be held. The student might then cause trouble and the teacher would be blamed for not keeping the weapon in a secure place. Students already steal teacher’s wallets, phones and other items; there has even been a report of a student stealing a teacher’s car! Surely a student would try, and at least one student would succeed at stealing a weapon from an armed teacher at school. Besides that thought, people still believe that arming teachers on campus is fine, as long as other’s don’t know about it, such as in Utah. “Carrying concealed weapons in public schools is a right protected by law for permit holders in Utah, and teachers who carry firearms are not required to inform school administrators of the existence of their weapons” (Schlanger 1). In Utah, teachers are allowed to carry weapons in schools without informing anyone. There is a plus side to this argument. If no one knows that teachers are carrying a weapon, then no one can steal it to harm others and no one will feel threated. The teachers don’t have to tell their co-workers, the students or even the students’ parents and guardians. But who knows what would happen if someone found out about their concealed weapon in