Topic: Armed Teachers

A substitute teacher's comments on arming educators with "books and pencils" instead of guns sparked a discussion on the history of Driver's Education. One host recalled his brief time as a substitute teacher in California, where students were shown gruesome car crash films to discourage reckless driving. Modern education has largely moved away from such trauma-based instruction and traditional Driver's Ed programs.

The Florida Sun Sentinel published an investigation into the Parkland school shooting, revealing multiple missed opportunities to stop the gunman. Surveillance video showed Nicholas Cruz warning a student to leave before the massacre began, yet a "Code Red" was not immediately issued. The Marjory Stoneman Douglas Public Safety Commission's draft report recommends a controversial policy of arming trained teachers to prevent future tragedies.

A teacher and reserve police officer, Dennis Alexander, accidentally discharged a firearm during a gun safety demonstration at Seaside High School in California. A student was reportedly injured by a bullet fragment. The hosts use the incident to critique the proposal of arming teachers, noting that even trained professionals make dangerous errors.

Social studies teacher Randall Davidson was arrested after barricading himself in a classroom and firing a handgun at Dalton High School in Georgia. The incident is discussed in the context of the national debate over arming teachers, serving as a counter-argument to President Trump's proposal.