The real problem in Alaska schools: school boards

By: R. Brett Stirling

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: July 22, 2026

Words: 493

Last Updated: 4 weeks, 1 day ago

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The Mat-Su school board recently passed a policy to arm classroom teachers. I’ve been struggling to find the right word to describe it.

The district claims the policy is about “maintaining a safe and secure learning environment.” In a profession obsessed with research-based decision making, nothing supports the claim that armed teachers make schools safer, especially when there hasn’t been a gun-related death in an Alaskan school in over twenty-five years. The board claims the …

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