Israel Has Only Had 2 School Attacks in 44 Years, Here's How They Make Sure Their Kids Are Safe
In the wake of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting that claimed 17 lives last week, there has been a renewed debate surrounding gun control and children’s safety, leading some to make a comparison to the changes Israel made in response to a terror attack more than four decades ago.
In 1974, Palestinian terrorists took over the Netiv Meir Elementary School in what has been called the “Ma’alot Massacre,” which left 22 children dead and many others injured.
The attack forced Israel to come up with a solution in order to prevent such a situation from ever happening again. The nation requires its schools to have a security system, and that policy is still going strong after 40 years.
The results are clearly evident, as there have only been two successful attacks at Israeli schools since 1974, according to Dr. Ted Noel, writing in
American Thinker. Noel wrote that “in both cases, the bad guys were killed by armed teachers.”
According to
Red State, Israel’s Ministry of Education funds school security, which ranges from shelters and fences to armed and trained guards at every gate.
While not
exactly true when kids are on outings away from school armed security goes with them....The woman in the pic is Civil Guard, not their teacher.
Given what passes for teachers these days in the US I'd prefer they just huddled in place but any teacher that wants to be trained-up to be armed in the classroom has my full support. They should be paid extra too.
