Give teachers guns, students say
October 7, 2019
The Majority of Morton East students think that teachers should be allowed to have guns in Cicero schools.
In the United States, five states — Idaho, Kansas, Missouri, Texas and South Dakota — are allowing teachers to carry firearms in schools. Researchers and policy experts think a new ban on assault weapons could reduce mass-shooting deaths. The lack of background checks is also associated with higher rates of gun violence. In a random survey of 120 Morton East students, 71 students reported that teachers should not be allowed to have guns in Cicero schools.
“(Teachers shouldn’t be armed) because a student can obtain the weapon through unreasonable means,” head of security Linda Bultrini (Scooby) said.
One Morton East student thinks the same.
“(Teachers) should not because it is easy to get a gun,” senior Mauricio Solano said.
Morton East Teacher has a similar standpoint.
“As a teacher for 5 years, I can say that our school needs more educators and art programs and don’t need guns,” Math teacher Mr. Elkins said.
“Yes, they should need a criminal background check, and sike evaluation before being allowed to purchase a gun or get a gun license,” Officer Bob said.
Principal, Jose Gamboa had the same opinion.
“Teachers should not have guns in classrooms because police officers around the school carry guns and there’s not a good reason for teachers to have them,” Principal Gamboa said.
Senior, Morton east student Manny Delgado supports the idea he said.
“Teachers should be allowed to carry firearms for safety purposes or in case of an intruder to protect the class,” said Senior Manny Delgado.
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Marlene Sanchez • Oct 10, 2019 at 11:15 pm
i found out that 5 states are allowing teachers to carry firearms during school time and that Morton East students think teachers should do the same. The article is good but it just needs more work on the transitions.
Mayra Uriostegui • Oct 10, 2019 at 2:42 pm
I like how you referenced it with other states that allows teachers to carry weapons but needs more additional information
Salvador isais • Oct 10, 2019 at 10:34 am
I suck at soccer but i think that teachers should be allowed to have guns because if an emergency happens like a gun shooting schools would be able to protect themselves
Estefania Gutierrez • Oct 10, 2019 at 10:26 am
Need to add more transitions and direct quotes.
Alyssa Correa • Oct 9, 2019 at 7:02 pm
I think that teachers should not be able to have guns. They are not licensed professionals, their job is to teach. Plus, anything could happen. A student can find the gun and cause harm to others or themselves, or the teacher can become very angry at maybe a student or a coworker and cause harm.
Alan Casimiro Perez • Oct 9, 2019 at 2:04 pm
The title and picture does capture my attention very well and it’s good that you have many good direct quotes to use.
However your lead is too short and is lacking a when, why, and how. WHEN should schools start allowing teachers to use guns? WHY would having a gun be important or unnecessary? HOW could this be placed into action? Be careful when doing this because you must NEVER add your own opinions into your article and should be as objective as possible.
You need to add transitions and more additional information or else you will just be adding quote after quote will no real meaning.
End with a quote that will impact the audience.
Izaih Frutos • Oct 9, 2019 at 1:40 pm
I like how you provided the other states that allow teacher to have a weapon in class.
To help make this better I think you should provide more quotes from the students since you said a majority of students believe that teachers should be able to have a gun in schools.
Alexzandra Rodriguez • Oct 9, 2019 at 1:37 pm
I really like your indirect and direct quotes, but your headline confused me.
Izaih Frutos • Oct 9, 2019 at 1:37 pm
I think it’s good how there are facts like the other states that
Yaremy Orozco • Oct 9, 2019 at 11:40 am
I think teachers should get guns for safety reasons, It’s a way to be secured in case of an emergency. The teachers & students literally have no protection in case something dangerous happens in school. Giving teachers guns is a somewhat good idea, maybe just keep it in a lock-box.
Mason Magos • Oct 9, 2019 at 10:26 am
I am terribly sorry for misinterpreting the meaning of psych, you guys were correct and the article overall was great, which I have also considered the topic and support teachers having guns.
Yaritsa Nava • Oct 9, 2019 at 10:25 am
It’s a good article and a good topic but the only issue i have is working on the transitions and the grammar and it would’ve been better if you added the indirect quotes, they give more information about the topic and what other people have to say about.
Rocky Guzman • Oct 9, 2019 at 10:20 am
I can’t play soccer very well but I do support teachers having guns because they could possibly save lives by wielding a firearm against very deadly attackers or active shooters and can save police with staff issues.
Alex Ramirez • Oct 9, 2019 at 10:16 am
Loved it, great points but could use more information that can be elaborated by explaining possibly any specific variations that can adjust the safety of the class and the firearm that is within the scope of the problem.
Brian B Classic Reyes • Oct 9, 2019 at 10:15 am
a good thing about this article would be the contribution people ha to say about this topic
things that were bad about this article would be the quoting, the name of the individual names then what the person said not vise versa, another problem about this article would be not much is said about the topic just what Morton should do and why but not much of how this became to be.finally would have to be the states names could have used AP style writing.
i liked it though <3
Alex Ramirez • Oct 9, 2019 at 10:15 am
Loved it, great points but could use more information that can be elaborated
David Ramirez • Oct 9, 2019 at 10:13 am
Anyone arguing that a teacher could use the weapon on the students is a moron plain and simple, yes some teachers might be completely qualified to wield a firearm but it’s for specific emergencies, where as yes the teacher could lose it which is why precautions are created.
Guadalupe Vargas • Oct 9, 2019 at 10:12 am
1) I thought it was interesting
2) Make sure you put “said” after the name of the person that said the quote
Michelle Soliz • Oct 9, 2019 at 9:45 am
The article overall is good. the topic is a type of topic that isn’t really in the attention of the people. The only issue I have is working on transitions and some grammar problems towards the end of the article. Work on you indirect quotes, they aren’t really necessary but it adds the extra information.
Bianca Navarrete • Oct 9, 2019 at 9:23 am
I like the idea of the article. very good topic to talk about, but try using some indirect quotes and talk more about the topic not just use the direct quotes.
Biannca Marrufo • Oct 9, 2019 at 9:18 am
It’s a GREAT topic! I like how you chose a topic that isn’t really talked about in this school, or something that isn’t really made a big deal here in Cicero. The writing is perfect, just needs to work on punctuation.
Ricardo M. • Oct 8, 2019 at 10:39 pm
I also think that teachers should not carry guns, a gun in the classroom will make a lot of student feel unsafe. Also people will find a way to grab for a joke or even shoot it, so its best to keep it out the classroom.
Briana Jimenez • Oct 8, 2019 at 10:29 pm
Teachers shouldn’t be allowed to carry guns at all. If an intruder invades that’s up to security to follow protocol, call the cops, have a lock down. What do they want the teachers to do? Have a shoot out during passing periods because someone was trespassing on school grounds. Bringing more guns into violent or dangerous situations won’t solve anything. Adding guns to problems we could face won’t help anything, just because it’s raining doesn’t mean a gun will change the weather. Just like giving teachers guns won’t stop intruders, it’ll make matters worse, teachers have guns, criminals know that, they’ll bring in more weapons, and so the butterfly effect goes on.
E.Dominguez • Oct 8, 2019 at 6:59 pm
Providing guns to teachers is not the solution to violence. Most students would feel unsafe knowing that their teacher has a gun in the class, also you never know if one day a student might be able to have access to the gun and use it for a bad cause putting anyone at risk.
leslye carrasco • Oct 8, 2019 at 6:13 pm
I don’t agree, if they give guns to teachers there is a really high chance of school shootings increasing due to the fact that a student could steal the gun or a teacher getting mad and threading a student with a gun since we are all humans, being a teacher doesn’t mean they are good people.
Yahir M • Oct 8, 2019 at 4:42 pm
I disagree with this topic of giving teachers weapons such as guns because some educators may not been have a good day and they may use the weapon in a terrible cause. Aswell as a student who could sneak up to the weapon without no one knowing and use it as a bad cause. Therefore, giving a weapon to educator may be a smart and dumb idea i belive that educators shouldn’t recieve firearms(guns) at all.
Daniel S • Oct 8, 2019 at 2:15 pm
I disagree because anyone student from the class can get the gun from the teacher and use it for a bad cause. I agree we all ready have police officers in the school with guns. I think teachers shouldn’t use guns because its putting every student in harm because the teacher could fire it accidentally or students will feel unsafe with a gun in the classroom.
Alexandra uresti • Oct 8, 2019 at 2:14 pm
I think teachers shouldn’t have guns because aren’t students suppose to feel secured with your teachers and not threatened. Some teachers here are not responsible. If they’re not responsible then they shouldn’t be allowed to carry a gun because they’re not even responsible for their own things…
Suleny Melgoza • Oct 8, 2019 at 2:14 pm
I think teachers shouldn’t have guns because it can get in the wrong hands. Students can get the gun and use it to harm other people. Teachers can also use it for wrong reasons even if there records are clean.
Diana C • Oct 8, 2019 at 2:08 pm
This topic can get very controversial but I believe teachers should not be allowed to have a gun in class. If teachers were armed, it would allow everyone in school to have more accessibility to a gun. As for the article, I think they could’ve added more background information about guns in schools, such as the recent school shootings in the United States and the affects that those have had on the communities.
Greg Rodallegas • Oct 8, 2019 at 1:23 pm
I do not believe that the teachers should get weapons, because some of the teachers could have a bad day and shoot the students.
Itzel Barraza • Oct 8, 2019 at 11:19 am
I don’t agree with allowing teachers to have guns in school because it’s dangerous for not only the teacher, but the students as well. Someone else could get a hold of the gun & it could go off, intentionally or not. Having additional guns on school grounds is more risky than it is helpful.
jair gutierrez • Oct 8, 2019 at 11:15 am
the idea of teachers having guns is questionable. im not in favor of teachers having guns because there is very little benefits with many bad disadvantages . its not good in my opinion because the teacher might get cocky and cause a shooting
Jose A. • Oct 8, 2019 at 11:08 am
I feel like teachers should NOT be allowed with guns. I feel it would be even more dangerous to arm teachers with a gun, It would just end really badly. Instead of trying to give guns to teachers, we should try to prevent the shootings from happening in the first place.
hannia • Oct 8, 2019 at 11:06 am
i think that if teachers had guns i would feel less safe in school than more because if a teacher gets really mad during a class session he/she would pull out the gun to scare everyone to pay attention, and that is just not the right way to learn.
Mason Magos • Oct 8, 2019 at 10:59 am
In line 18 there is a grammatical error where it consists of using the word “sike” instead of “psych” when addressing “psych evaluations”. However, I believe that teachers should not have guns since it can tempt the teachers to act upon emotions, emotions like frustration and anger, and could cause them to shoot the school themselves. Therefore, if teachers have guns it there will be some who may use the guns they are using to protect the school and use it against the school.
Nathalia • Oct 8, 2019 at 10:59 am
This is a very relevant topic to discuss among the Morton community. It shouldn’t be permitted to own a firearm on schoolgrounds since students can easily gain access to the weapon and make the wrong decision. The article needs work on its punctuality and grammar.
Francisco Roa • Oct 8, 2019 at 10:22 am
no who thinks teachers should have guns??? thats dumb. the police is fine with guns yeah and like they said students could steal them easily.
Briana Serrano • Oct 8, 2019 at 10:18 am
I disagree with the idea of allowing staff members gain possession of lethal weapons in school. Letting an adult, in which you barely know, have a gun in the same room as you is probably more unsafe than we would like to think. Also, what would happen if a student were to get a hold of the weapon? Personally, I think there is too many risks for such things. We could use that money for other methods of protection against potential danger to our school.
Humberto • Oct 8, 2019 at 10:18 am
The solution to gun violence is not more guns.There are multiple amounts of possibilities that can happen and most of them have not so good outcomes. Like Scooby said, a student could possibly access the firearm through unreasonable terms and that could result n shooting others.
Melissa Martinez • Oct 8, 2019 at 10:17 am
I believe teachers shouldn’t be allowed to walk around with guns around school. Students would feel more unsafe than safe at school if that would happen.
MIguel • Oct 8, 2019 at 10:10 am
Teachers should have some sort of weapon just in case of a shooting
Stefania Romero • Oct 8, 2019 at 10:08 am
Teachers should not be allowed to have guns because it will be more responsibility for them. We already have police officers with guns. Some students might be uncomfortable being in a room with a gun.
Tanya Robinson • Oct 8, 2019 at 10:02 am
I feel like teachers shouldn’t be armed because that will cause more shootings because students might be able to access the guns. Just because they’re teachers doesn’t mean they are trustworthy. I also think that guns aren’t gonna solve the problem to everything .
Jacquelin Lara • Oct 8, 2019 at 10:02 am
I think that teachers should not be able to have guns because they can get mad and “accidentally” kill a student or others.
B. Gomez • Oct 8, 2019 at 9:22 am
Teachers should not be allowed to walk around with guns no matter how clean their record is. The school has police officers walking with guns which should be enough. What if a teacher doesn’t hide it and another student grabs it to harm another student?
Jesus Cordova • Oct 8, 2019 at 9:01 am
As much as guns would add an extra line of safety they would also add a lot of stress not just on the students but the teachers as well. Teachers get the job as a teacher to teach not to be gifted a gun and learn to use it in order to protect students.
Tanya Robinson • Oct 8, 2019 at 8:03 am
I feel like teachers shouldn’t be armed because in a way students might be able to access them and also even though they’re teachers that doesn’t mean we can always trust them
Arnulfo • Oct 7, 2019 at 2:49 pm
i think teacher should’t get guns.
baudelio • Oct 7, 2019 at 2:31 pm
we can use that money for something better then guns.
zairah • Oct 7, 2019 at 2:28 pm
I don’t think teachers should be armed, they can take out the gun to get what they want from the class if they’re annoyed.
baudelio • Oct 7, 2019 at 2:27 pm
if teachers ever had guns would they tell the students?
Eric R. • Oct 7, 2019 at 2:01 pm
I say that teachers should not have guns. The reason to this is that some teachers may not know how to use a gun so they may end up hurting themselves or someone else.
David N. • Oct 7, 2019 at 1:49 pm
The teacher gon get pissed off one day nd next thing uu kno shordy gon light me up :/
Janet Ruiz • Oct 7, 2019 at 1:46 pm
I think teachers should not be armed because is dangers. another thing is what if the teacher gets mad or doesn’t like a student and shoot someone. Is dangers that a teacher could have a gun in school because anything could happened.
sofia • Oct 7, 2019 at 1:45 pm
In my opinion I say teachers shouldn’t be allowed to have guns because it can be dangerous .For example a student could just grab the gun and play with it and then shoot someone.That would make me feel unsafe because it can just happen any day and one day you just go to school and then get shot on accident because a student was playing with it.
Anahi • Oct 7, 2019 at 1:42 pm
You should’ve talk about the topic more. Any who I agree that teachers shouldn’t be armed because i think that it would be more dangerous and I feel like students wouldn’t feel safe.
Anonymous • Oct 7, 2019 at 1:33 pm
Teachers shouldn’t have guns because so many bad things can happen.
Carl Martin • Oct 7, 2019 at 1:33 pm
Guns are so informal. Use something less messy. Your man, Carl Martin.
Diego Rojo Rodriguez • Oct 7, 2019 at 1:28 pm
i think that teachers shouldn’t have weapons because something bad can happen. like what if a kid gets the gun and tries to do something bad with it. or the teachers don’t even know how to use a gun and there’s a school shooter.
stephanie zermeno • Oct 7, 2019 at 1:26 pm
I think I would feel less safe is teachers had fire arms in their class because that could mean students have more access to them and it would be more dangerous.
cfgcmggh • Oct 7, 2019 at 1:21 pm
I dont think they should be allowed to have gun because it is reachable to reach of students.
Jazmine Barrera • Oct 7, 2019 at 12:58 pm
i think it would be a good idea for teachers to be able to own guns in the class because if there is a school shooter they probably know that the teachers have guns and not want to shoot.it would reduce the amount of school shootings.
Andres Perez • Oct 7, 2019 at 12:43 pm
I don’t think teachers should have guns because we have so many drills for someone coming in the building. Also if a person that enters the building and gets a hold of a fire arm they could kill or injure a teacher or student.
Adamaris • Oct 7, 2019 at 12:40 pm
The idea of this article is a very important topic to talk about since it’s generally a subject that is becoming more popular. However, I do wish that the writer talked about this topic a little better. Maybe work on the wording of the article or put in more opinions about what actual teachers think. Other that, very well written article!
Adamaris • Oct 7, 2019 at 12:34 pm
In my opinion, teachers shouldn’t be allowed to carry/have guns in the classroom. There are an endless amounts of possibilities that can happen and most of them have terrible outcomes. As Scooby said, a student could possibly access the firearm through unreasonable terms and then we’ll have another school shooter on our hands. Or, maybe a teacher having a bad day just doesn’t think before they act. Yes, these events are unlikely but it’s not impossible.
Brandown • Oct 7, 2019 at 12:33 pm
I think teacher should not have guns in school because it would be dangerous. The teachers might get angry and shoot a student.
Karen Judge • Oct 7, 2019 at 12:28 pm
The solution to gun violence is not more guns. Where would teachers keep these guns? Would they install lock boxes that cannot be removed, or have teachers with conceal and carry licenses? Either way it could be disastrous.
David • Oct 7, 2019 at 12:25 pm
Interesting topic but I don’t think teachers should have guns for safety reasons.
angel gonzalez • Oct 7, 2019 at 10:46 am
noooooooooo TEACHERS SHOULD NOT HAVE GUNS IN CLASS, the teacher can switch up and become the school shooter
Maya • Oct 7, 2019 at 10:45 am
I found the comic funny, but I don’t think teachers should be armed because what if the teachers just having a bad day and pulls out the gun.
adviser • Oct 7, 2019 at 9:39 am
I would be more afraid of students somehow accessing the firearm and an accident happening in class.
emely cabrera • Oct 7, 2019 at 9:39 am
i think teachers should not have guns bc anything can happen
Daniel barcenas • Oct 7, 2019 at 9:12 am
I think teacher should not be allowed to have guns because I feel like the teachers will use the guns against us.