Jason Polinski, described in the source material as a retired police officer and president of 3D Response Systems, shared a video while arguing against arming teachers. His X post read, “All the talks I have had with arming teachers – here is why I disagree,” and embedded a clip first published by the Highlands County (FL) Sheriff’s Office, according to the source article.
What the video shows
The source states the video depicts participants in the sheriff’s citizens academy running through a mass‑shooting threat scenario. The New York Post is quoted describing the group as “a motley crew of community members — some are retired teachers or public sector employees, but none are planning a career in law enforcement.”
According to the source, the sheriff’s office said the scenario was designed to “show them exactly the kind of split-second, life-saving decisions that are required to protect a school.” The source article argues the clip does not depict armed teachers or school staff training.
How Polinski framed it
Polinski’s post linked the video to his opposition to arming teachers. The source contends he conflated a citizens‑academy demo with programs that allow certain trained school employees or security staff to carry on campus, such as Florida’s “Guardian” program (as characterized in the source), and cited training programs like FASTER Ohio and FASTER Colorado that offer multi‑day courses for volunteer school staff.
Pushback on X
Several X users criticized Polinski’s framing. One user wrote, “Armed teachers aren’t asked to go room clearing… They hunker down in their classroom with their students as an armed defense” (Safing Sector/@Gplavallee72, Aug. 21, 2026). Another asserted, “Then you fundamentally misunderstand what ‘arming teachers’ means… The actual argument is that teachers who legally carry should also be able to carry at work” (Kostas Moros/@MorosKostas, Aug. 21, 2026).
“This is incredibly disingenuous and rather self serving,” another account claimed, alleging the video was “anecdotal” (SecondAmendment/@SecondAmendment, Aug. 20, 2026). “I didn’t do all that great my first time in a tense, live-action practice scenario, either. No guns for civilians at all, I guess!” another user wrote (RudeOnion/@RudeOnion, Aug. 21, 2026).
Context the source highlights
The source maintains the video features civilians largely unfamiliar with firearms and not undergoing teacher‑specific training. It also states that educators who volunteer to be part of an armed response typically receive training, citing FASTER Ohio and FASTER Colorado’s courses.
