A Victory for Common Sense: Arkansas Attorney General: Schools Can't Arm Teachers, Staff

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"Arkansas Attorney General: Schools Can't Arm Teachers, Staff

by Andrew DeMillo, The Associated Press on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013 3:45 pm

LITTLE ROCK - Arkansas' attorney general says school districts can't use a state law to employ teachers and staff as licensed, armed security guards on campus.

Attorney General Dustin McDaniel on Thursday said in an opinion issued by his office that the Arkansas board of Private Investigators and Private Security Agencies doesn't have the authority to license school districts to employ teachers and staff as armed guards.

The opinion was requested after the Clarksville School District began training more than 20 teachers and staff to work as volunteer security guards who would carry concealed weapons on campus. The superintendent of the district said the opinion likely meant the schools couldn't continue with that program.

A state lawmaker requested the opinion the day after The Associated Press reported about Clarksville's program."

http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article/93881/arkansas-attorney-general-schools-cant-arm-teachers-staff

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1. I never did like the idea of arming teachers or staff,

too risky.
A better solution would be to reinforce entry and classroom doors, install more cameras.
These would do more for school security than armed teachers or staff.

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2. Their are also systems that can inform LE to exactly where the threat is.

Teachers with guns? Oh, puhlease!

It appears that's $70,000 of the small Clarksville budget down the drain now, eh?

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3. Anything other than armed staff or teachers.

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4. Systems that can give real time info to reacting LE.

Location of active shooters in big building with moving occupants. Think about it. I'm not going to describe in detail.

Do you have a smart phone?

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5. Great idea. I hope school districts are considering this technology.

No, no smart phone, I tend not to own something that's smarter than me.
I have a simple Verizon flip phone. It suits my needs.

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6. A chopper pilot can master a smart phone....... eventually!

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7. Good one.

I imagine I could eventually, I just never saw the need to, all I need from a cell phone is to make phone calls and maybe a text every now and then, maybe a few pics now and then.

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8. Eyesight, average intelligence........ what more do you need? nt

Same requirements to fly a chopper!

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9. I guess it just comes down to that I'm not really intererested in a smart phone.

I pay $100.00 a month for mine and my wife's phones with unlimited minutes/texts, we're happy with that.

My kids all have smart phones, and they are pretty cool, but they're just not for us.

Wait a minute, are you a smart phone dealer? Are you trying to sell me on the idea of a smart phone and then sell me one?

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10. When did you retire?

Must have been a while ago, eh?

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11. 2001.

I guess we kinda went off on a tangent.