I have 20 years experience working in public school. An administrator and I actually disarmed a midde school student who had a loaded .25 caliber pistol in his sock and another loaded magazine in his pocket. We even had a crazed lunatic adult enter with a baseball bat. Knives, machetes, drugs......all of what you can conjur.
Epic failure number one in this case is found in the following article, failure to secure entry doors. Our principal would be LIVID if someone left a side or rear door open, or propped open, during the school day. BIG. NO. NO.
"managed to slip in through a back door"
Authorities are learning more about the man accused of killing 21 people at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas -- including that he was apparently confronted by a school officer before he entered the building.
www.upi.com
MUST. HARDEN. THE. PUBLIC. SCHOOLS.
There were numerous teachers, and I mean numerous, who already had their concealed carry permits in our school. Almost ALL of them would have no problem carrying during the school day, and concealment would be no issue.
The local Sheriff actually is the one who issues the concealed carry permits. That is local Law Enforcement. I happen to know him.
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The police hesitated to enter. This killer was in that building for 40 minutes, some reports say an hour. Remember, no LE has a legal obligation in the United States to protect YOU from harm. They simply don't.
A mass shooting at a Texas elementary school left 19 children and two adults dead, adding to a gruesome series of mass killings in America.
apnews.com
We live in a violent world. The United States has it's share of violence. So does the world. <modsnip>
Schools are soft targets. If that doesn't change, the shootings in American schools will likely continue.