"The Uvalde shooting has added another layer - outright fear - to the reasons why teachers are questioning their profession," Capo said.
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And 90% of respondents said they're worried that a school shooting may happen at their workplace. When asked about the Uvalde shooting, 42.4% of respondents said the attack might affect their decision to return to their schools in the fall. It was the deadliest elementary school shooting since the 2012 attack at Sandy Hook Elementary, and together with a spate of other mass shootings in recent weeks, has prompted renewed national debate and concern over gun rights.
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The survey comes in the wake of an elementary school massacre in Uvalde, Texas in which 19 children and two schoolteachers were killed by a gunman with an AR-15 style rifle. "Teachers can't be expected to become highly-trained law enforcement officers and use guns in a crisis without endangering students or themselves." "Trying to arm teachers is risky and counterproductive," Texas AFT President Zeph Capo said in a statement accompanying the survey results. Overall, 83% supported an outright ban on assault weapons, and 82% said they wanted better gun storage laws to prevent children from accessing firearms illegally at home. The survey interviewed 5,100 school employees and found that 76.7% of respondents answered "no" when asked: "Do you want to be armed?" Out of these responses, 3,600 were from K-12 schoolteachers, and the rest were from higher-ed employees, school counselors, parents, campus staff, and community leaders.ĩ9% of those surveyed said they support comprehensive background checks for all gun purchases, 98% agreed with "red flag" gun laws, and 96% want to raise the minimum age for legal gun purchases to 21.
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The survey found that 96% support raising the minimum purchase age for guns to 21.Ī survey of more than 5,000 school employees and parents in Texas has found that a significant majority do not want to be armed in the classroom or have to confront a shooter, the Texas American Federation of Teachers said Wednesday. It received 5,100 responses from parents, school counselors, campus staff, and mostly teachers. Photo by Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesĪ Texas school union survey has found that 77% of school employees don't want to be armed. A man prays in front of a makeshift memorial outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 25, 2022.