Message #6245

[Ted S]

Teachers aren't paid enough for the work they currently do...

Some may not be paid enough...... but some are clearly paid too much. That blanket statement really tells us that Clara thinks teaching is one of the "pedestal" professions.  In fairness, Cons see military service as a "pedestal" profession so both sides have a certain amount of blind loyalty to their favorite profession.

...adding to what they currently do is not an option.

Huh? Providing a teacher with a tool that could be used to save their own life is some sort of burden that they deserve to be compensated for?  Exactly how many minutes out of a teacher's day do you think they will spend firing back on mass murderers?  This isn't even a once in a lifetime thing for 99.9% of the teachers.  The only thing that would consume some time is a couple practice sessions at the range.  But shooting is so much fun that I'd do it for nothing if I were a teacher and the school was picking up the tab for the range fee and the ammo.