A family member happens to be a teacher. There is definitely no shortage of the "WTF" stories. You wouldn't believe what some schools are spending your tax dollars on. As far as teachers being overpaid; maybe in some areas. But I can speak with certainty that the teacher I know is not. Now the administration, that's another matter! Mucho buckos... $$$

Where it gets really interesting is with those special programs. And assistants. And translators. And parents demanding certain treatment. And, well, you get the idea...

I agree, no teacher should be armed. That's the equivalent of giving a bunch of college ethics professors a deadly weapon. Heck, they literally can't figure out how to lock and unlock a door. But that's another story... <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />