Inside a Training for Armed Teachers

<p><em>In the aftermath of the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, some are calling for stronger gun control laws, while others are calling for more guns on campus. So for the next week, we bring you a three-part-series from our archives that delves into what having more guns on school campuses looks like.</em></p><br><p>ARMED PART 2: The Good Guys – In this episode, we take you inside a training that transforms school teachers into armed educators. Producer <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/contributor/jen-kinney" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jen Kinney</a> follows Angie, an Ohio elementary school teacher with almost no firearm experience, as she learns to use a gun and roleplays shootings in a real school. If she passes, Angie will be able to carry a gun in her classroom.</p><br><p>Reported and produced by Jen Kinney.&nbsp;</p><br><p>VICE News Reports is hosted by <a href="https://twitter.com/adrs?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Arielle Duhaime-Ross</a> and produced by Sophie Kazis, Jen Kinney, Steph Brown, Sam Eagan, Adreanna Rodriguez, and Adriana Tapia. Our senior producer is Sam Greenspan. Stephanie Kariuki and Ashley Cleek are supervising producers. Sound design and music composition by Steve Bone, Pran Bandi, and Kyle Murdock. Mixing by Evan Sutton.</p><br><p>Our Executive Producer is Adizah Eghan. Janet Lee is Senior Production Manager for VICE Audio. And Kate Osborn is VP of VICE Audio. </p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>