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Squinch

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6. No, the biggest problem with arming teachers is that it's a ridiculous idea, and the

Reply to Orange Free State (Original post)

Fri Feb 23, 2018, 08:43 AM

Feb 2018

dedicated men and women who tolerate low pay, and crazy parents, and disrespectful students, and random ignorant people on message boards who are smearing them for no reason, do not need to now be made responsible for solving the societal ills of white supremacist slaughter mongers.

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The biggest problem with arming teachers [View all] Orange Free State Feb 2018 OP

Your post is offensive to teachers PJMcK Feb 2018 #1

Speaking as a teacher: Whatchyootalkinbout Willis?? malchickiwick Feb 2018 #2

that may be true, but you're kinda making the o.p.'s point. unblock Feb 2018 #5

Perhaps I wasnt. Did fine as a student, never created problems or got in trouble. Orange Free State Feb 2018 #12

Well, since you were unable to articulate an argument against arming teachers w/out disparaging malchickiwick Feb 2018 #13

Sad comment BlueJac Feb 2018 #3

I see a different problem with arming teachers. no_hypocrisy Feb 2018 #4

Yep. Arming us is just introducing guns into the classroom and GreenPartyVoter Feb 2018 #7

No, the biggest problem with arming teachers is that it's a ridiculous idea, and the Squinch Feb 2018 #6

Thanks for that! GreenPartyVoter Feb 2018 #8

You are very welcomed. I am not a teacher, but I work alongside teachers. Squinch Feb 2018 #9

I'm working as an Ed tech. I get the joy of working with kids with GreenPartyVoter Feb 2018 #10

There are so many problems with this nitwit proposal, I can't call any one the biggest gratuitous Feb 2018 #11