A North Carolina high school teacher has just been put on administrative leave after a video surfaced showing him choking a student in the hallway.
The video was uploaded by another student and shows Apex High School Teacher Brian Kelley with his hands wrapped around a students neck and pinned against the wall. Kelley works in the Healthful Living Department, according to school officials.
@WRAL @ApexHighSchool Wtf is going on at our schools pic.twitter.com/Gl8zySBJyQ
— AHS Student (@billDoty69) May 25, 2018
An internal investigation is now pending with Wake County schools.
Many people say that incidents like this are evidence that teachers should not be armed;
Can't you see the teachers being armed is a bad idea?
— Zach Taylor (@zachncst) May 25, 2018
President Trump has shown strong support for the idea of arming teachers in recent months, as school shootings continue to increase;
Armed Educators (and trusted people who work within a school) love our students and will protect them. Very smart people. Must be firearms adept & have annual training. Should get yearly bonus. Shootings will not happen again – a big & very inexpensive deterrent. Up to States.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 24, 2018
Several schools in North Carolina have already started arming teacher aids.
What do you think about the idea of arming teachers?