To: tejek who wrote (692886 ) 1/15/2013 4:28:57 AM From: one_less Read Replies (2) | Respond to >>>"I don't want to see teachers carrying guns as part of their teaching duties. If you insist on planting false representations of my position (which I have iterated repeatedly for you), then correcting your false statements becomes unnecessarily tedious but I will do that as often as needed." "Uh......you said it again right here:" >>What I have stated is that most teachers are not suited for the responsibility but there are enough teachers and related school staff who are that it would make a positive impact on the threats we are facing simply to authorize them to carry as a matter of choice, without the need for massive government forces being deployed throughout the nation to guard schools. False: That statement is nothing of the sort. We authorized teachers to do all kinds of things that are not duties. They are authorized smoke cigarettes in designated areas. We authorize them to wear casual clothing. That is a matter of choice, some choose to wear suit and tie. We have authorized them to bring guest speakers into the classroom, which is a matter of choice not a duty except in some specialized courses. We authorize them to teach with special accommodations (See Americans with Disabilities Act). We don't force people to stay in their wheel chairs as a teaching duty. "Show me where teachers want to carry as part of the their teaching duties." 'teaching duties' is ambiguous to some extent, not to mention you are couching it as a wanted duty, which is not the issue. You are presenting it as something like a requirement, although you leave room for plausible deniability. The term duty, however, implies teachers carrying a gun would be saddled with a professional obligation to use it in the performance of their job, which is not the case. You ignored the following paragraph of my post, which clarified that point. Teachers may do lots of things that are not couched as a teaching duty. I don't view carrying a gun as a duty in this regard, I view it as a right to choose, likewise as a choice to use if needed: oppose any requirement that they carry but support the choice . I would also make confidentiality a condition with regards to who is and isn't authorized, except a security officer responsible for coordinating emergency procedures and emergency response teams for the school district. It should not be a condition of hire or retention of teachers. " 'screw you' to the anti-gun lobby.
