General Discussion

Orrex

(67,089 posts)

63. That's part of the tragedy

Wed Jan 19, 2022, 12:15 PM

Jan 2022

That the presence of armed enforcement officers is "commonplace," because they are too often called upon to enforce classroom policy rather than matters of safety, law and order.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

126 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Moore police officers step in as substitutes (teachers... one with a Q cup-UPDATE). [View all] demmiblue Jan 2022 OP

Ugh. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2022 #1

I would have some respect HAB911 Jan 2022 #2

Same Here ProfessorGAC Jan 2022 #6

What's even more inappropriate GoCubsGo Jan 2022 #18

Why would a uniformed officer do that? PTWB Jan 2022 #27

That's part of the tragedy Orrex Jan 2022 #63

I wouldn't. They have no skills to be leading classrooms. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2022 #17

yep, just icing on the cake HAB911 Jan 2022 #70

Same obamanut2012 Jan 2022 #20

I've heard more than one cop say that teaching is way harder than being a cop. lindysalsagal Jan 2022 #3

This is just wrong. femmocrat Jan 2022 #4

My thoughts exactly Sherman A1 Jan 2022 #5

They're babysitting dalton99a Jan 2022 #9

Moore, Oklahoma. nt Wednesdays Jan 2022 #12

I dont know what state this is but in IL you only need a bachelors to sub jcgoldie Jan 2022 #24

Since I Retired... ProfessorGAC Jan 2022 #77

You do a lot better than they do in most districts down here jcgoldie Jan 2022 #102

When I First Started... ProfessorGAC Jan 2022 #106

I got attacked for suggesting this. we can do it Jan 2022 #72

How do you know they can't be certified? sarisataka Jan 2022 #74

Why would they? we can do it Jan 2022 #85

Why wouldn't they be sarisataka Jan 2022 #94

They're being paid by the PD, not low teacher pay. we can do it Jan 2022 #96

Maybe, or maybe the PD sarisataka Jan 2022 #97

Article says PD was paying them on duty. we can do it Jan 2022 #98

Unmasked. Cracklin Charlie Jan 2022 #7

"What do you mean you don't understand? You want to go to jail?" dalton99a Jan 2022 #8

And not one mask. nt leftyladyfrommo Jan 2022 #10

Bank employees in OK get sub-teacher certifications XanaDUer2 Jan 2022 #11

Yeah, teaching is easy. Diamond_Dog Jan 2022 #14

The attitude towards librarians XanaDUer2 Jan 2022 #16

Do not even get me started on that obamanut2012 Jan 2022 #21

35 years XanaDUer2 Jan 2022 #26

Academic and Special are the way to go obamanut2012 Jan 2022 #50

oh, we are the keeper of the chromebooks now Thtwudbeme Jan 2022 #35

We couldn't demand that XanaDUer2 Jan 2022 #46

I did it by passive aggressively refusing to learn how Thtwudbeme Jan 2022 #49

You were lucky XanaDUer2 Jan 2022 #51

Same obamanut2012 Jan 2022 #52

I bombed out XanaDUer2 Jan 2022 #53

Don't think of it like that- Thtwudbeme Jan 2022 #54

Thank you XanaDUer2 Jan 2022 #57

I didn't get that far...yet Thtwudbeme Jan 2022 #58

Sadly, the sun is out XanaDUer2 Jan 2022 #117

Yep. I am getting ready to go back to work now Thtwudbeme Jan 2022 #120

It does suck XanaDUer2 Jan 2022 #121

I was hoping for a blizzard. 4 more months Thtwudbeme Jan 2022 #122

I hope so XanaDUer2 Jan 2022 #123

It's beyond ridiculous for librarians Thtwudbeme Jan 2022 #125

Yeah, our Frontline staff XanaDUer2 Jan 2022 #126

I won't make it that long Thtwudbeme Jan 2022 #56

Are they vaxed?? My granddaughter is 6th grade their stuff isn't easy Srkdqltr Jan 2022 #13

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the Q cup! demmiblue Jan 2022 #15

What is a Q cup? MineralMan Jan 2022 #22

wtaf I missed this obamanut2012 Jan 2022 #23

I updated the OP with this: demmiblue Jan 2022 #25

Thanks for updating. MineralMan Jan 2022 #34

It's probably not even his cup BradAllison Jan 2022 #91

Disgusting. I saw a guy at the grocery store wearing a shirt with the orange flames Q symbol. Autumn Jan 2022 #28

So apparently Q only stands for Q-anon now? BradAllison Jan 2022 #93

Does Q only stands for Q-anon in your mind? Try reading the article I posted, that is Autumn Jan 2022 #100

I thought we were talking about the OP of this thread BradAllison Jan 2022 #112

I replied to a post in this thread not the OP.The mug in my link is very real. Any comment on that? Autumn Jan 2022 #113

That Q anon exists? BradAllison Jan 2022 #114

Yes I know the answers, the Q symbol exists on the mug in the video I posted and a guy here Autumn Jan 2022 #115

I had a Q cup in the 1990s when I worked for the railroad. It stood for "Quality." Gore1FL Jan 2022 #32

In uniform, with holsters on, no masks obamanut2012 Jan 2022 #19

I would never allow my kids in a school with armed police teaching disgraceful. Demsrule86 Jan 2022 #30

In case they need to shoot or tase someone asking wrong questions. we can do it Jan 2022 #38

The police are not qualified to teach school. A licensed substitute must have a college degree... Demsrule86 Jan 2022 #29

Do we know that these officers don't have degrees? Gore1FL Jan 2022 #33

Doubtfully degrees in education. My degree doesn't qualify me to teach. we can do it Jan 2022 #37

A teaching degree isn't required in MO. I was unaware of any state that did. Gore1FL Jan 2022 #41

No wonder voters are so stupid. we can do it Jan 2022 #42

I don't follow. nt Gore1FL Jan 2022 #44

Oklahoma. niyad Jan 2022 #48

California requires a Bachelor's at a minimum for teachers haele Jan 2022 #69

When I worked at Normandy High School in St. Louis, there were many subs that cam from business. Gore1FL Jan 2022 #73

HaHaHaHaHa we can do it Jan 2022 #39

Why is that funny? Gore1FL Jan 2022 #43

Criminal justice can't be much further from education. we can do it Jan 2022 #45

I have a Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communication and a Masters in Business Administration. Gore1FL Jan 2022 #47

Buh bye we can do it Jan 2022 #59

Later! nt Gore1FL Jan 2022 #61

I hold a dual bachelors and a dual masters Thtwudbeme Jan 2022 #68

WTF we can do it Jan 2022 #71

Back atcha Thtwudbeme Jan 2022 #75

I also hold a masters plus multiple certifications. we can do it Jan 2022 #76

Education, Religious Studies, History Thtwudbeme Jan 2022 #78

Which was my point about cops not being qualified. we can do it Jan 2022 #81

Fine Thtwudbeme Jan 2022 #84

I was mocking cops "teaching" wearing guns. we can do it Jan 2022 #89

Your "hahaha" response Thtwudbeme Jan 2022 #79

Cops with degrees that would qualify them to teach. we can do it Jan 2022 #83

Are You Sure? ProfessorGAC Jan 2022 #82

Need certificate. I'm not interested at this point. we can do it Jan 2022 #86

Same As Here ProfessorGAC Jan 2022 #87

I subbed in Ohio for several years after graduating college dsc Jan 2022 #124

"Break it up you two or I'll have to fear for my life." LiberatedUSA Jan 2022 #31

Where the fuck are the masks?🤮 we can do it Jan 2022 #36

That was my first thought. Where the hell are the masks? JanMichael Jan 2022 #65

Meh- if they are otherwise qualified sarisataka Jan 2022 #40

Because cops are hammers who see every problem as a nail. SYFROYH Jan 2022 #90

Stereotype much? sarisataka Jan 2022 #92

Dual roles is a real ethical concern for active leo in any situation. SYFROYH Jan 2022 #99

Was the porn star a volunteer? XanaDUer2 Jan 2022 #101

She volunteered to read sarisataka Jan 2022 #103

Yes, my library stopped volunteer readers XanaDUer2 Jan 2022 #105

As sarisataka says. In an emergency, this community is finding Hortensis Jan 2022 #55

+1. Not for uniformed teachers with gunz long-term, but seems like a good solution right now. Hoyt Jan 2022 #67

This thread is a great example of jumping to conclusions. MineralMan Jan 2022 #60

Definitely, an example of pile-on. Gore1FL Jan 2022 #62

Thanks, KS Toronado Jan 2022 #80

This is asinine Orrex Jan 2022 #64

When I was a kid the nuns had big rulers to smack our hands, will they use night sticks? Hotler Jan 2022 #66

Well, that shortens the school-to-prison pipeline. SYFROYH Jan 2022 #88

Dumb ass cops with big ego's displaying their authority with no face masks! Emile Jan 2022 #95

end of text chain says its been debunked. Demovictory9 Jan 2022 #104

People are over-reacting to this. Calista241 Jan 2022 #107

I find it interesting that sarisataka Jan 2022 #108

I am fine with it, if they are in street clothes and have no weapon obamanut2012 Jan 2022 #116

Do they have teaching certificates? No? That should be a lawsuit. gldstwmn Jan 2022 #109

You don't have to have a teaching certificate in many states to sub. BlackSkimmer Jan 2022 #110

That kind of blows my mind. I guess I shouldn't be surprised though. gldstwmn Jan 2022 #111

They are short of teachers ripcord Jan 2022 #118

Folks in this thread seem to be struggling to find SOMETHING to complain about... brooklynite Jan 2022 #119