Leave weapons to school resource officers

We didn’t think it was even a serious proposal — that schools should arm teachers — when it was first suggested as a solution after the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., on Feb. 14.

But then, within just days, NRA spokesman Wayne LaPierre and President Donald Trump both promoted that view in response to the massacre at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School.

Thankfully, it will be up to local school districts and the families they serve to make a decision, not the NRA or the president.

For our part, we reject it as a solution. We don’t want schools, public or private, to be weaponized.

We don’t believe a teacher armed with a handgun is going to be a serious defense against a person armed with a semi-automatic, rapidfire weapon with a hundred rounds in the magazine . ...

What we do believe is that teachers are in the classroom to teach our children and should not be burdened with the responsibility of bearing arms.

We appreciate and are thankful for those dedicated teachers.

We also believe police officers are the people who should be weaponized to keep the peace, not teachers, and we support increased funding for school resource officers at our schools.

Read the full editorial from the Sandusky Register at bit. ly/2FiIqkr