There is nothing about arming teachers that addresses easy access to guns or root causes of violence.
, R-Lubbock, that would place an armed officer, guardian or district employee on every campus, provide incentives for school employees to become certified to carry a firearm and install silent panic alert buttons in every classroom.
It would also establish statewide standards for campus security, boost coordination between schools and local law enforcement.We’re glad the Legislature is making an effort to keep students safe — there are aspects of these bills we support — but we cannot address gun violence without addressing guns.It’s true that in a rampage, saving precious minutes could saves lives, that maybe someone with a gun could make a difference.
State Rep. Vikki Goodwin, D-Austin, wondered why they weren’t discussing gun reforms; she questioned if armed school staff would make schools more dangerous. And State Rep. Ana-Maria Ramos, D-Richardson, whose daughter is a teacher, said teachers don’t want guns in classrooms. We all want to imagine an alternate reality to what happened in Uvalde. Weeks after the school shooting in Uvalde, we wrote that it wasto school violence. That the plan to harden schools is acquiescing to more carnage. It’s what we still believe.
The first anniversary of the Uvalde massacre, the second-worst school shooting in America, looms and schools aren’t safe. We understand the need for improved security given the reality of the moment, but, let’s remember that arming teachers and “hardening” schools are reactive accommodations for continued gun violence, not proactive solutions to prevent it.
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