ABSTRACT

The issue of school safety is of paramount concern but what is lacking is clarity on the best course of action aimed at bolstering safety in public schools. We sought to answer the following research questions: What topics are addressed in school board policies related to arming employees? What outlying policy topics are addressed in school board policies related to arming employees? The analyzed data came from 14 school district policies, in 13 states, that allow school district employees to access firearms at school. The qualitative analysis resulted in specific themes common in a majority of school district policies as well as outlier policy statements.

摘要

学校安全问题是最重要的问题，但缺乏旨在加强公立学校安全的最佳行动方案的明确性。我们试图回答以下研究问题：校务委员会政策中涉及与武装员工有关的主题是什么？在学校董事会与武装员工有关的政策中，涉及哪些外围政策主题？分析的数据来自13个州的14个学区政策，这些政策使学区员工可以在学校使用枪支。定性分析得出了大多数学区政策以及异常政策声明中常见的特定主题。