This statistic shows the results of a survey among American teachers in grades K to 12 about a recent proposal that calls for teachers to receive special training so they can carry guns at school. The survey was conducted in March 2018, in the aftermath of the school shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida. During the survey, 63 percent of polled teachers stated they strongly oppose the proposal.
Teachers: Do you favor or oppose a proposal for teachers to receive special training to carry guns in schools?
The original question was posed as follows: "A recent proposal has called for certain teachers and staff to receive special training to carry guns in school buildings. Please rate your view of this proposal."
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Gallup. (March 16, 2018). Teachers: Do you favor or oppose a proposal for teachers to receive special training to carry guns in schools? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/820488/american-teachers-on-special-training-to-carry-guns-in-schools/
Gallup. "Teachers: Do you favor or oppose a proposal for teachers to receive special training to carry guns in schools?." Chart. March 16, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/820488/american-teachers-on-special-training-to-carry-guns-in-schools/
Gallup. (2018). Teachers: Do you favor or oppose a proposal for teachers to receive special training to carry guns in schools?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/820488/american-teachers-on-special-training-to-carry-guns-in-schools/
Gallup. "Teachers: Do You Favor or Oppose a Proposal for Teachers to Receive Special Training to Carry Guns in Schools?." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/820488/american-teachers-on-special-training-to-carry-guns-in-schools/
Gallup, Teachers: Do you favor or oppose a proposal for teachers to receive special training to carry guns in schools? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/820488/american-teachers-on-special-training-to-carry-guns-in-schools/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Teachers: Do you favor or oppose a proposal for teachers to receive special training to carry guns in schools? [Graph], Gallup, March 16, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/820488/american-teachers-on-special-training-to-carry-guns-in-schools/