Taking Aim at Preventing School Shootings: A Comparative Analysis of School Board Policy Related to the Practice of Arming Educators

The issue of school safety is of paramount concern but what is lacking is clarity on the best course of action aimed at bolstering safety in public schools. We sought to answer the following research questions: What topics are addressed in school board policies related to arming employees? What outl...

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Published in:Journal of school violence 2021-01, Vol.20 (1), p.89-100
Main Authors: Weiler, Spencer C., Skousen, Jacob D., Kopanke, Jason, Cornelius, Luke
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
armed school district employees
armed teachers
Board of Education Policy
Comparative analysis
Costs
Employees
Gun violence
policy
Prevention
Public Schools
Qualitative research
School boards
School Districts
School Safety
School violence
Shootings
Teachers
Training
Violence
Weapons
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Summary:The issue of school safety is of paramount concern but what is lacking is clarity on the best course of action aimed at bolstering safety in public schools. We sought to answer the following research questions: What topics are addressed in school board policies related to arming employees? What outlying policy topics are addressed in school board policies related to arming employees? The analyzed data came from 14 school district policies, in 13 states, that allow school district employees to access firearms at school. The qualitative analysis resulted in specific themes common in a majority of school district policies as well as outlier policy statements.
ISSN:1538-8220
1538-8239
DOI:10.1080/15388220.2020.1850464