Trustee: Arming Teachers Senseless

During the Lake Pend Oreille School District discussion of the proposal to arm teachers, Trustee Mindy Cameron (former opinion page editor of the Seattle Times) tried to read a statement into the record. But she was prevented from doing so by the board Chairman Steve Youngdahl. So she contacted the paper. Which sent her statement to Huckleberries. She starts by saying: “Because I am so proud of this school district and all we have accomplished in the last decade, I find this discussion of arming staff a needless and divisive distraction. We are better and smarter than this. And our track record proves it.” Cameron goes on to detail how the school district has dug itself out of an academic and financial hole despite dwindling dollars from the state. She concludes: “My point is that qualified, experienced professionals matter, whether in finance, education, or school safety. Why then, if the worst thing any of us can imagine were to happen here, should we rely on amateurs to protect our children? That makes no sense. It is time to move on.” Full statement here.

Thoughts?