Retired urban public high school teacher here. I am not in favor of allowing teachers to carry guns. I would be far too easy for a couple of punks to disarm such a teacher in a crowded, elbow-to-albow hallway. Then what?
I am absolutely in favor of allowing qualified teachers and administrators access to guns. A wall safe in each classroom would work just fine.
Bring back the revolver with the magnetic ring.
Those "punks" wouldn't need to bother taking a gun off of a teacher. They can get guns already.
By the time you get the key or punch in the combination to the safe the intruder has shot 4 or 5 students and maybe the person trying to open the safe. Here in Florida we have possibly armed staff and teachers in the saner counties. We do not have any more problems with violence. We don’t have violence where it is known that any given teacher or secretary might be armed. No teacher has shot her black students yet. Faculty types do not flaunt and do keep their weapons concealed if they are carrying. All are urged to get trained.