This statistic shows the results of a survey among American teachers in grades K to 12 about whether they consider schools safer if certain teachers or staff members were carrying guns. The survey was conducted in March 2018, in the aftermath of the school shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida. During the survey, 58 percent of polled teachers stated they think schools would be less safe if teachers or staff members were to carry guns.
Teachers: If certain teachers and staff members were armed with guns, do you think schools would be safer or less safe?
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Gallup. (March 16, 2018). Teachers: If certain teachers and staff members were armed with guns, do you think schools would be safer or less safe? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/820477/american-teachers-think-safety-at-schools-change-if-they-carried-guns/
Gallup. "Teachers: If certain teachers and staff members were armed with guns, do you think schools would be safer or less safe?." Chart. March 16, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/820477/american-teachers-think-safety-at-schools-change-if-they-carried-guns/
Gallup. (2018). Teachers: If certain teachers and staff members were armed with guns, do you think schools would be safer or less safe?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/820477/american-teachers-think-safety-at-schools-change-if-they-carried-guns/
Gallup. "Teachers: If Certain Teachers and Staff Members Were Armed with Guns, Do You Think Schools Would Be Safer or Less Safe?." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/820477/american-teachers-think-safety-at-schools-change-if-they-carried-guns/
Gallup, Teachers: If certain teachers and staff members were armed with guns, do you think schools would be safer or less safe? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/820477/american-teachers-think-safety-at-schools-change-if-they-carried-guns/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Teachers: If certain teachers and staff members were armed with guns, do you think schools would be safer or less safe? [Graph], Gallup, March 16, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/820477/american-teachers-think-safety-at-schools-change-if-they-carried-guns/
