Smart Talk: Would arming teachers make schools safer from intruders?
What to look for on Smart Talk Thursday, September 25, 2014:
The December 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut was a galvanizing moment in America.
Maybe it was because 20 young children were shot and killed or that Americans had finally had enough of violence in public places like schools, but after Sandy Hook, more action was taken across the country to make schools safer from intruders.
Several states attempted, with limited success, to make obtaining a gun more difficult.
Many Pennsylvania schools updated their security plans or made changes but the legislature didn’t.
What would be one of the boldest measures is being considered at the capitol during this legislative session. It’s a bill that would allow school districts to decide if their teachers and other personnel could carry guns.
Appearing on Thursday’s Smart Talk are two veteran teachers who stand on opposing sides of the issue. Mark Zilinskas is a math teacher in Indiana County and Kristen Bruck is a former middle school social studies teachers who now teaches at a community college. She is a volunteer for the group Moms Demand Action.
