| Display at a national education conference in Washington DC March, 2016 |
The distraction machine I call the demagogue with bad hair ventured into new territory this week by claiming that teachers could ward off assault weapons if they themselves were adept at using firearms.
Teachers unions and prominent educators immediately denounced the idea of arming teachers.
Experienced teachers pointed out that teenage students could be expected to access teachers’ guns, dedicated teachers said they would resign rather than be trained for concealed carry, and jokesters responded