I do believe that schools are way over funded. We as a country throw more and more money towards public education and we are falling more and more behind other countries. If people want a top notch education, knuckle up and send the kiddies to private school. Teachers pay should be tied into the performance of their students on standardized exams. I'm honestly tired of the discussion that teachers are under paid and they work long hours. They knowingly go into that profession knowing the pay and they get 1-3 months off a year. Must have been nice for the Chicago teachers to average $76k a year and still go on strike for low pay. If they don't like the pay, get a masters/doctorate and work at a university/community college on the side or full time.
I honestly am up in the air about armed security guards. At the end of the day, even if there are armed guards on campus, if one wants to kill a classroom then by the time the security gets there its too late. The classroom has been killed. If a nut job wants to kill, there isn't shit to stop them.