Six Guns In School?

       I've been trying to reconcile a couple of things in my mind. Now I understand that conservatives are against unions and for understandable reasons. After all, unions generally support Democratic candidates while conservatives are generally Republican leaning. So it comes as no surprise that wherever and whenever the opportunity presents itself, conservatives will try to cut back on the influence of unions.That's clearly understandable.
       So, again, it came as no surprise when in Wisconsin and elsewhere, teacher's union have had their powers limited by legislative action. If they can limit or eliminate the power of such a powerful union, that helps conservative's causes. So what it boils down to is, don't let teachers picket or strike. That would pretty much destroy unions. No collective bargaining.
       But aren't teachers the most important people your children will come in contact with, outside the home? I think we should all agree an education is a most important opportunity to your children's future. The education they receive at home and at school will determine, to a large extent, how far they can go.
       What I don't understand is that we are hearing calls to arm teachers in the classroom. Now a teacher receives at least 17 years of education to prepare them to teach. How much time will these folks, who are specialists in education, be given in training to protect children and attach an armed and determined killer. Let's understand that facing a killer, in real life, and remaining calm enough to accurately put that killer down, without causing collateral damage, isn't the same as using a computer game. By the way, that collateral damage could be your child.
       So, if a teacher isn't worthy of fighting for his or her financial well being in collective bargaining, how is it that teachers must also be trained Swat Team members as well as classroom instructors? Now I know that the thoughtful conservatives who are recommending teachers have these skills, are also recommending they be appropriately compensated. My question is, exactly how much should teachers be compensated for taking such great additional risk?