Exactly - I would bet on a guy like Hickok45 (a school teacher by profession) against any punk with an AR-15 any day. The big advantage of a rifle is range and at room/ hallway distances that advantage isn't as critical. I'm sure there's more than a few teachers/ school staff that compete in the shooting sports and would gladly take on the training and responsibility if the school board would let them. I disagree with the gun safes in the classroom. The weapons should be on the person concealed for the entire shift.
In fact, that's what Utah law requires, i.e., it prohibits storing in locked containers. The guns are required to be concealed on the person of the staff member while on school property, and administrators are prohibited from asking staff if they are carrying a firearm.
