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Thank you TEACHERS for taking your fucking lives in your hands to teach our children. You deserve (Original Post) Happyhippychick Dec 2012 OP
so true.... nt seabeyond Dec 2012 #1
+1,000,000,000 x 1,000,000,000 - Well put and definitely coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #2
I've always felt my sister was "safe" because she's the principal of a middle school rocktivity Dec 2012 #3
This is appalling that things have come down to this AZ Progressive Dec 2012 #4
Agreed riqster Dec 2012 #5
every teacher I ever knew had a gun plan including me. I will never forget roguevalley Dec 2012 #6
I also agree Gothmog Dec 2012 #7

rocktivity

(44,577 posts)
3. I've always felt my sister was "safe" because she's the principal of a middle school
Fri Dec 14, 2012, 07:13 PM
Dec 2012

where's there's little danger of her needing to disarm a "troubled teen." But teachers aren't supposed to have the level of occupational hazard that firefighters or combat soldiers or cops do!


rocktivity

AZ Progressive

(3,411 posts)
4. This is appalling that things have come down to this
Fri Dec 14, 2012, 07:14 PM
Dec 2012

That Teachers have to be just as worried about being shot and killed as a convenience store clerk. I don't think teachers thought that they were signing up for this, and even then, they don't deserve to have to risk their lives just to teach the children of America.

riqster

(13,986 posts)
5. Agreed
Fri Dec 14, 2012, 08:00 PM
Dec 2012

My eldest teaches K-6. Days like this make us proud of all teachers, and aware of how little support they get.

roguevalley

(40,656 posts)
6. every teacher I ever knew had a gun plan including me. I will never forget
Fri Dec 14, 2012, 10:01 PM
Dec 2012

it. Every room I got I planned for a shooting. You just do.

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