STANDARDIZE SELF-DEFENSE CLASSES FOR EDUCATORS THROUGH COMBINED EFFORTS OF DEPT. OF EDUCATION & DEPT. HOMELAND SECURITY
Teachers are expected to be a source of security and discipline in the classroom. For that reason, as increased measures of protection are required in public schools, herein is a proposal that teachers participate in standardized, nationally accredited physical education training of the self-defense type, preferably “Tae Kwon Do”, to be administered through the State Teacher Certification and Professional Standards Commissions.
Objective: Increase the team and partnership mentality of American teachers, the level of respect given to teachers, will make teachers better able to protect students from attack, will give teachers confidence and ability to disarm and subdue