Yes they do or they would not be in 35% of schools in Idaho. If Oakland has a need, that's fine but much of this is an over reaction.
Okay....

This is what I object to. You simply stating things in a categorical way as if you had all the facts at your fingertips.
This month, the Lakeland School district started putting their new armed guard to work. The district said they're the first in Idaho to do something like this when it comes to school security.
www.ktvb.com
At the very least you could do some sort of research as I have. Google the Lakeland School District and see
if you can't find some real problems there. I did.