Arkansas district arms teachers

Arkansas

The superintendent of the Clarksville School System has provided over fifty hours of law enforcement training for twenty teachers and staff, and a voucher for them to purchase a firearm to carry in school.

The merits of this approach to school safety can be, and rightfully should be, fully discussed before implementation.

Part of this discussion should be about the ins and outs of carrying a weapon.  Enter Staying Alive: How to act fast and survive deadly encounters.  There is a full chapter on Is it logical for you to carry?  The various concerns for carrying a weapon are covered, as are various non-armed ways to protect yourself.

In its most basic form, safety begins with the individual.  If the individual is not safe, then the group cannot be safe.  Thus, learning to protect yourself is the building block for keeping your home, your workplace, or your school safe.

Miami-Dade Police Charge 15-Year-Old Boy With Manslaughter After Fatal School Bus Shooting

Homestead, FL
A  teenage boy faces charges including manslaughter after fatally shooting a 13-year-old girl on a private school bus in Homestead Tuesday in front of her sister and other students, Miami-Dade Police said.

Police said the 15-year-old boy also faces a charge of carrying a concealed firearm, police said.
Authorities said the shooting appears to have been an accident, and it is likely that no one else will face charges.

The girl, who was identified as Lourdes Guzman, was airlifted to Miami Children's Hospital after the 6:45 a.m. shooting, and she later died, Miami-Dade Police said. It wasn't immediately known where she was shot.

The incident happened while the two were en route to school, police said. The boy took out the firearm from his backpack and then began displaying it, according to the arrest form.

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North Salem High School Student Arrested for Pointing Gun at Classmate

Salem, OR
A North Salem High School (Salem, Oregon) student was arrested Wednesday afternoon after allegedly pulling out a handgun during class and pointing it at another student.

Staff members immediately contacted security. Salem Police confirmed the report, saying that, when approached by school staff, the 17-year-old male student fled the school. The incident occurred around 10 a.m. on November 7.

Officers checked the area surrounding the school and eventually located the student hours later - at 12:30 p.m. - several blocks from the high school. At that time, the student was not carrying a gun.

He was arrested without incident on charges of disorderly conduct, menacing, and possession of a firearm in a public building.

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