In Case of Gun-Toting Student

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HANDGUNS ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES: HOW WE CAN MAKE IT WORK? What professor wants to wait till she hears a gun shot in her classroom to figure out how to survive an attack by a crazed student? In anticipation that the Texas Legislature may legalize handguns on college campus, study these 9 steps. 1 Set the Tone: Bring a gun and display it on the first day of class; let students know you’re packing heat 2 Encourage students to make it a habit to bring their guns for each and every class meeting 3 Suggest that students keep guns out of sight but easily accessible 4 Discretely place your A students at the back of the classroom; statistics show that they make quicker decisions than D or F students; they will have better sightlines if positioned at the back of the room 5 For extra protection, suggest that students wear flak jackets; these will be helpful should cross fire occur 6 Put your cell phone on your desk pre dialed to 911; if shooting breaks out you will not be able to both dial, duck, and shoot at the same time 7 If you have an 8:00 AM class, provide free shots of instant energy; statistics show that sleep deprived students lose motor skills and cognitive abilities 8 Inform students, particularly freshmen, they should never bring a toy gun into class for a prank; doing so could cut short their academic careers 9 Under no circumstances, should you hand back graded tests during class; consider giving higher grades

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HANDGUNS  ON  COLLEGE  CAMPUSES:  HOW  WE  CAN  MAKE  IT  WORK?  What  professor  wants  to  wait  till  she  hears  a  gun  shot  in  her  classroom  to  figure  out  how  to  survive  an  attack  by  a  crazed  student?    In  anticipation  that  the  Texas  Legislature  may  legalize  handguns  on  college  campus,  study  these  9  steps.  

1  Set  the  Tone:  Bring  a  gun  and  display  it  on  the  first  day  of  class;  let  students  know  

you’re  packing  heat  

   

2  Encourage  students  to  make  it  a  habit  to  bring  their  guns  for  each  and  every  class  

meeting    

 

3  Suggest  that  students  keep  guns  out  

of  sight  but  easily  accessible    

 

4  Discretely  place  your  A  students  at  the  

back  of  the  classroom;  statistics  show  that  they  make  quicker  decisions  than  D  or  F  students;  they  will  have  better  sight-­‐lines  if  positioned  at  the  back  of  the  room  

   

5  For  extra  protection,  suggest  that  students  wear  flak  jackets;  these  will  be  helpful  

should  cross  fire  occur  

 

6  Put  your  cell  phone  on  your  desk  pre-­‐dialed  to  911;  if  shooting  breaks  out  you  will  not  be  able  to  both  dial,  duck,  

and  shoot  at  the  same  time  

 

7  If  you  have  an  8:00  AM  class,  provide  free  shots  of  instant  energy;  statistics  show  that  sleep  deprived  students  lose  motor  skills  and  

cognitive  abilities  

 

8  Inform  students,  particularly  freshmen,  they  should  never  bring  a  toy  gun  into  

class  for  a  prank;  doing  so  could  cut  short  their  academic  careers  

 

9  Under  no  circumstances,  should  you  hand  back  graded  tests  during  class;  

consider  giving  higher  grades