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I went to high school in the '80s and we had 3 cops full time at our school. 1 was plain clothes, and 2 were in full uniform. The plain clothes guy had his own office and was there all year around, the 2 in uniform changed from week to week.
All 3 had pistols in full view at all times. Based on the the convo from my niece who now goes to the same school, that is still the same scenario today. Pretty much everyone knew the plain clothes guy as 'officer Garrett' and were respectful and friends with him.
Many times the kids would turn to the cop if they had a problem instead of the principal or other school authorities. Never saw a problem with it myself, and actually found it comforting many times just knowing those guys were there.
There were a number of times throughout the 4 years I was there that guns were confiscated from students, but as far as I know no one was ever shot or killed.
Considering the number of shootings at schools in recent years, and the fact that there are 300 million guns in this country, why would this be a problem?
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