How schools in
Israel keep students safe and prevent mass shootings
By Jonathan Vigliotti CBS News February 27, 2018,
6:44 PM
TEL AVIV -- It's an inescapable fact
that school shootings are rare outside the United States, and
virtually unheard of in Israel. So, what are the Israelis doing differently?
At one high school in Israel, we saw a
typical scene -- an armed guard outside the main entrance. Since 1974 there
have only been half a dozen terror attacks on Israeli schools. Principal Nati
Stern says there are about 145 teachers at the school, and none are armed with
guns.
"We have at least one
security guard,"
Stern said. "I think it provides us with
everything we need."
Security in Israel is the job of the
police, the job of the state, Stern explained.
Every gun
owner in Israel has to go through training. For security guards, they have to
undergo training every four months.
Like many
instructors, Sharon Gat is ex-military. He says tough background checks also
make schools safer here.
We told him
that there's a perception in the U.S. that everyone in Israel has a gun.
"Very
false," he replied. "Gun laws
in America are much more loose than gun laws in Israel."
In Israel it
can take up to three months to get a gun. For starters, you have to be over 27,
unless you've served in the military. Then you must prove that your job
requires a gun, and get a doctor to sign off. Doctors like Omri Ben Ezra also
check for mental illness. The final step is at the gun range.
But about 40
percent of school security guards fail and need to reapply. That's fine with
principals like Stern.
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