Homeschool Reason #4 Your children are safer in your home

Homeschool Reason #4

Your children are safer in your home

I have waited a month to do this post; mostly because it is ghastly.  So many innocent children died and there are no answers forthcoming.  We cannot just say, "oh this is terrible, but some good will come out of it."  No, a mad man took innocent life and there it ends.  Schools do their best to protect children.  The days of complying with the attacker, calling the police, waiting for the negotiator to arrive in the hope of a safe release, are a distant memory. Schools can have alarms, buzzed locked doors, an armed guard, and still, evil can visit itself there.  The very setting of a traditional school lends itself to mass casualties.  There are many defenseless children who are cared for by disarmed teachers and administrators. It is an inviting target to those who want to do as many terrible acts as possible in the shortest amount of time.  The best thing I can think of to immediately make our schools safer is to simply allow teachers and administrators to take courses on weaponry and to carry concealed.  Criminals are generally cowards who look for the easy target. I know this proposal is fraught with questions and fears, but pilots are armed now and terrible atrocities have not happened as a result.   You cannot legislate evil away.  You cannot fix evil by eliminating tools, and there will always be another tool to use if a person really wants to do evil things.  The best you can do is be prepared to defend yourself and those you love.

Now can evil visit me at home?  The simple answer is, "Yes. Certainly."   However, when you home school, you are less of a target for a madman than a whole host of innocent young ones.  Unless we are being stalked, a homeschooling family is simply less visible.

Beyond anonymity,  a homeschooling family may add many security features to their home to make it more secure. You can bring in a pet to alert you to the presence of someone not in the family.  You have the freedom to arm yourself. If you are threatened with lethal force, you can return in kind. 

Let me perfectly clear, if someone comes in to my school to do evil, the principal and vice-principal won't be defenseless.