DeSchaine
Regular Member
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” –Theodore Roosevelt
I wonder if that quote was running through Hartford, CT biology teacher Paula Butterfields mind as she took up arms, of a sort, and prepared to defend herself and her students against a suspected gunman in their school. Thankfully, the threat was a fake, and the student responsible for the threat was arrested.
This just goes to show that there are teachers out there who do want to defend themselves and their students, and that they need to be trained and better armed. A yardstick wielding teacher may be able to surprise a shooter, but most probably will not be able to stop them. Thankfully in this case, they didn't have to find out.
I wonder if that quote was running through Hartford, CT biology teacher Paula Butterfields mind as she took up arms, of a sort, and prepared to defend herself and her students against a suspected gunman in their school. Thankfully, the threat was a fake, and the student responsible for the threat was arrested.
This just goes to show that there are teachers out there who do want to defend themselves and their students, and that they need to be trained and better armed. A yardstick wielding teacher may be able to surprise a shooter, but most probably will not be able to stop them. Thankfully in this case, they didn't have to find out.