Is Arming Teachers Our Nation’s Best Response to Gun Violence? The Perspective of Public Health Students

Abstract

An editorial is presented which addresses the perspectives of graduate public health students regarding the potential arming of teachers as a means of preventing gun violence in American schools. Gun-related injuries and deaths at U.S. schools in 2018 are examined, including a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Mental well-being is assessed, along with a gag rule which is designed to prevent the number of gun violence-related deaths from being revealed.