President Trump suggested the idea of arming teachers in the wake of 17 deaths in a mass shooting on Feb. 14, at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.<\/p>\n
Only the teachers highly trained to manipulate weapons should be allowed to carry guns, in exchange these teachers would receive a pay bonus, Trump said.<\/p>\n
Angel Coronado, 27, communication major, thinks that it is not a bad idea to give protection to the teachers but to arm them with ammunition and guns would be an extreme way to take action.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe should think about preventative causes and teachers having weapons as the last resort,\u201d Coronado said. \u201cThat idea should just be out of the question until it’s really necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dorothy Holland, 38, communication major, agrees with more security on school campuses but not with armed teachers because they could be uncomfortable carrying guns.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe teachers already have a lot of stress and a lot of responsibility with students to try to compose, to have a gun, no one may not even be comfortable with the gun,\u201d Holland said. She also mentioned the fact that the teachers’ job is to teach students.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey are there to teach and not there to be super heroes, or try to feel like they have to save someone’s life,\u201d Holland said.<\/p>\n
The news of the shooting was, for some students, not surprising in the wake of so many other shootings.<\/p>\n
\u201cUnfortunately we\u2019ve seen it before \u2026 These things are getting so common,\u201d general education student Carlos Pinal, 32, said. \u201cIt\u2019s not the first time, and it\u2019s probably not going to be the last.\u201d<\/p>\n
The responsibility for this trend of gun violence, broadcasting major Daniel Habteyes (alias D-Money) said, belongs to everyone.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have to point fingers at ourselves and take the time to learn, educate ourselves about guns, how to use them, how to store them, and what they are good for and what they are not good for,\u201d Habteyes said.<\/p>\n
SJCC faculty members reacted too. Political science professor Lisa Herrington said she appreciates having security guards on campus, but that as a teacher she would not carry a gun.<\/p>\n
\u201cI became a single Mother when my kids were four, three and 15 months old,\u201d Herrington said, relating to the need for security at home and at school. \u201cI developed a few rules for survival \u2026 one of which was: no alcohol or guns in the house.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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