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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOhio judge rules that armed teachers don't need same gun training as police
An Ohio judge ruled that teachers and staff carrying concealed weapons in schools do not have to complete the same training requirements as police.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/judge-rules-armed-teachers-dont-need-police-gun-training/ar-BBUgkqu?li=BBnbcA1&ocid=mailsignout
msongs
(67,462 posts)gratuitous
(82,849 posts)It's not like the judge is going to be in a schoolhouse when the bullets start flying.
Andy823
(11,495 posts)Not giving them proper training is just insane!
FBaggins
(26,775 posts)If youre going to allow/encourage Teachers to carry a weapon, then they should obviously be trained But requiring them to be trained up to the level of a law-enforcement officer is excessive.
bitterross
(4,066 posts)The problem is I'm not familiar with the training required of LEOs. If we're going to have people toting guns in schools, then it might not be so bad for them to have to qualify every so often like LEO.
I just did a quick search on "what does a police officer have to do to qualify in gun training" and the results were not encouraging.
https://www.quora.com/How-often-do-police-officers-in-the-USA-who-carry-a-gun-practice-shooting-them
https://bearingarms.com/mike-m/2016/06/02/individual-safety-whos-responsible/
FBaggins
(26,775 posts)Thats excessive for someone who might someday need to react to a school shooting. All they need (beyond what any concealed carry should require) is a long list of times NOT to get your gun.
bitterross
(4,066 posts)Something is not correct and I'm betting it's the 728 number. That's getting close to half a year. None of the other articles suggest anything like that.
Https//www.sinclair.edu/program/params/programCode/BAS-S-STC/
FYI, I totally agree 728 is excessive. You're correct. I'm having some trouble reconciling that number with the other reading I'm doing on the subject.
FBaggins
(26,775 posts)And/or assume that the academy is not their only training.
Not that it matters. Either is excessive for the teachers/administrators in this case.
bitterross
(4,066 posts)I updated my earlier post to agree with you. 728 would be insanely excessive.
What is the court's number?
brush
(53,924 posts)Jim__
(14,089 posts)luvs2sing
(2,220 posts)Heart of the Dumbfuckistan region of Ohio. 🤦🏻?♀️
Were not all like that..honest..
central scrutinizer
(11,665 posts)former9thward
(32,097 posts)Defending yourself and others is far different than going after someone who has committed some crime.
malaise
(269,219 posts)Stay tuned
sarisataka
(18,821 posts)And the article is very misleading. It implies the 728 hour of training police receive is on firearms. That is the entire length of the academy to fully train a police officer. Teachers have no need for all of that training.
It indicates the school district requires 27 hours of training. That is actually probably close to the amount of time the officers receive in firearms training.
If they are going to have armed teachers in schools it would be better to have shorter, high quality firearms focused training than waste hundreds of hours on extraneous subjects.
PTWB
(4,131 posts)But not to the same level as police. They also need s much stricter rules of engagement I think. I dont want a teacher pulling out a gun to break up a fight. Lord have mercy this could go so badly.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,304 posts)Better yet let's not arm them. They never needed to be when I was growing up.
keithbvadu2
(36,962 posts)Armed teacher on the move looking for the shooter.
Police come in blazing.
See armed person.
Just what they are looking for.