If we arm teachers, the list of what could go wrong is ‘way too long,’ says retired USAF officer and university professor
Published: February 27, 2018 / Author: James O'Rourke IV
James S. O’Rourke IV, a retired U.S. Air Force officer and management teaching professor at Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame, wrote a commentary piece for CNBC on the prospect of arming teachers.
As a university professor, I have learned that people do not go into education – at any level – because they harbor a desire to control or even protect others. They’re there to create knowledge (research), transfer knowledge (teaching), or develop character (mentoring). They leave security to trained professionals.
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