Quote Originally Posted by Breukelen advocaat
They could get the money for security personnel by eliminating some deadwood from the dept. of education's payroll, for starters.
Which is funded by hard earned tax dollars. It costs the shool district in excess of $80,000/yr for each security guard.....and no its *NOT* just their saleries....its their medical, dental and vision insurance, its their retirement(401K or whatever), its having to provide a vehicle, its having to provide communications(simple repeater system remote base, and a half dozen walkie talkies all with service contract starts at about $20,000), its school liability insurance, bonds, its having to train them, its having to issue sidearms, then there is the little matter of proficiency.... for both the guards and the teachers...how often do they need to qualify??

Welll...you get the idea. Its a whole lot simpler, easier, and less expensive to allow the teachers to carry a weapon of their choosing, the local sheriffs department can give them a course on weapons safety, basic tactical defense, and shoot for proficiency on their range. It could be done on a Saturday, and set a standard length of time for re-training and qualifications.. ...maybe once a quarter.