Parkland Shooting Survivor: Teachers ‘Went To School To Be Educators,’ Not Law Enforcement



The increasing number of mass shootings at K-12 schools in the U.S. is putting a heavy strain on teachers, who are now being tasked with not only teaching their students, but also protecting them in an active shooter situation. Sarah Lerner, a teacher and survivor of the 2018 shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, joins News NOW to share what is now expected of teachers across the country and whether arming teachers could prevent further school shootings. 

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26 comments

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  2. School shootings only happen in America.

    27 school shootings so far this year is 5 each month with 2 extra and it's only May.

    You understand why the rest of world think Americans are Stupid like Trump.

    American parents protest at school meetings about? A: 27 school shootings this year B: Masks.

  3. Doors locked bullet proof glass and maybe one cop. Problem solved. So vote for me. Politics is easy 101.

  4. We need to have armed experienced security people with training for "ALL" Schools!
    We need to have only one entrance to a campus.
    We need to have metal detectors at all schools like we have
    in airports.

    If it good enough for Airports its good enough for our schools!

    PERIOD!

  5. We All Must Be Patient and Understanding about Crime Scene and A Chaotic Situation.
    I Thank the Officers who are doing all that they can.
    We have to get Lawmakers to Expand the Gun LAWS to Assist those who are Making these Encounters.
    #GunControl #BackgroundChecks

  6. Thank god my kids dont have to be left in the care of these pathetic POS teachers. Call themselves educators even though the vast majority despise children.

  7. Vote for Democrats. A school nurse.

  8. We're the kids and shooter wearing masks? That's all that matters

  9. Does the Smith mundt act revision of 2012 apply to these 'mass shootings'?

  10. I wonder…

    If you could teleport to one of those teachers side shortly after the chaos began and offered them a pistol, would they have taken it or said:

    "No! I am an educator, not a police officer!"

  11. Communities of color? Uhm theres already gun laws you cant make it anymore illegal to shoot innocent people.

  12. Why is everyone calling them hero’s? What proof is there that they actually did anything to help the kids? They could have used kids as shields for all we know

  13. Law Enforcement has no liability to protect someones life either. Active shooter in the school activate the fire sprinklers. Nobody would because then they'd be scared of getting sued for burning the school down, so catch 22….teachers can do something about it but won't.

  14. Democrats, left wing media and liberals found another squirrel 🐿

    Meanwhile Biden and his administration are failing!

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  16. $100 billion for a corrupt government but we can't secure our schools or our southern border with fences and guards

  17. Gun Care. HEALTH CONTROL. AMERIKKKA.

  18. Beta O'Rourke, you are a very sick person !! The English working class, want nothing to do with. You have no idea, what you have done to the people of the world !! Liberal greed, will in the end destroy you privileged progressives. Those of you who vote for an animal like this, you are part of the problem.

  19. 1st and 2nd deadliest shooting both under Democratic presidents. Obama and Biden.

  20. I drew hazardous duty pay while in the military… maybe it's time to do same for teachers..

  21. Armed security guard at every school should be mandatory. These cowardly shooters will think twice when they know that there's some lead waiting for them

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