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%Begin Castillo parents are top advocates for arming teachers after Kendrick&#x27;s death - Axios DenverLog InLog InAxios Denver is an Axios company. <h1>John and Maria Castillo are now leading advocates for arming teachers</h1>John Castillo talks to Colorado school personnel who are training to use firearms. Photo: John Frank/Axios John and Maria Castillo know that nothing can bring back their son, Kendrick, who died in the in Highlands Ranch.
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John and Maria Castillo are now leading advocates for arming teachers

John Castillo talks to Colorado school personnel who are training to use firearms. Photo: John Frank/Axios John and Maria Castillo know that nothing can bring back their son, Kendrick, who died in the in Highlands Ranch.
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Yes, but: They do believe one policy would make schools safer — armed teachers.&quot;We are the living example,&quot; John Castillo says, of what happens when a school shooter is not confronted by an armed person. &quot;You&#x27;re going to have an Uvalde, you&#x27;re going to have Columbine — these things are going to happen again and again until we do something that is tangible and something that makes a difference,&quot; he told Axios in a recent interview. Flashback: Kendrick, 18, who burst into his STEM classroom in 2019 and helped subdue him before being fatally shot.
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Yes, but: They do believe one policy would make schools safer — armed teachers."We are the living example," John Castillo says, of what happens when a school shooter is not confronted by an armed person. "You're going to have an Uvalde, you're going to have Columbine — these things are going to happen again and again until we do something that is tangible and something that makes a difference," he told Axios in a recent interview. Flashback: Kendrick, 18, who burst into his STEM classroom in 2019 and helped subdue him before being fatally shot.
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Other students wrestled the gun away and prevented further bloodshed. What&#x27;s new: The tragedy transformed the Castillos into of one of the .
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Other students wrestled the gun away and prevented further bloodshed. What's new: The tragedy transformed the Castillos into of one of the .
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The parents testify to legislative committees and urge school boards to allow teachers to carry firearms in schools. They also support and , a clothing brand that sponsors armed teacher training.He wants armed teachers to be as common as air marshals on planes and believes the Uvalde shooting &quot;is a tipping point&quot; in the debate.
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The parents testify to legislative committees and urge school boards to allow teachers to carry firearms in schools. They also support and , a clothing brand that sponsors armed teacher training.He wants armed teachers to be as common as air marshals on planes and believes the Uvalde shooting "is a tipping point" in the debate.
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Between the lines: Before he committed to the cause, John Castillo completed the first level of training for teachers to ensure it &quot;had value to it,&quot; he says. In the course, he kept his presence a secret and struggled privately as instructors showed Kendrick&#x27;s photo and debriefed recent school shootings.
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Between the lines: Before he committed to the cause, John Castillo completed the first level of training for teachers to ensure it "had value to it," he says. In the course, he kept his presence a secret and struggled privately as instructors showed Kendrick's photo and debriefed recent school shootings.
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"Emotionally, it was tough," he recalled. "And it was also very cathartic in a way.&q...
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&quot;Emotionally, it was tough,&quot; he recalled. &quot;And it was also very cathartic in a way.&quot; Zoom in: Now, he speaks to most FASTER Colorado cohorts, retelling his son&#x27;s story and his journey in a way that makes the entire training more real.Over lunch at the recent training, Castillo wore a T-shirt with his son&#x27;s face on it and thanked the school personnel in front of him for bearing the responsibility that comes with being armed.&quot;People have such misconceptions about what a true protector is.
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"Emotionally, it was tough," he recalled. "And it was also very cathartic in a way." Zoom in: Now, he speaks to most FASTER Colorado cohorts, retelling his son's story and his journey in a way that makes the entire training more real.Over lunch at the recent training, Castillo wore a T-shirt with his son's face on it and thanked the school personnel in front of him for bearing the responsibility that comes with being armed."People have such misconceptions about what a true protector is.
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They think we are all just gun-toting, crazy people that want to kill for no reason,&quot; he told them. &quot;They don&#x27;t realize you are the last level of defense in an act of domestic terror.&quot; The other side: Castillo knows his advocacy alienates others.
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They think we are all just gun-toting, crazy people that want to kill for no reason," he told them. "They don't realize you are the last level of defense in an act of domestic terror." The other side: Castillo knows his advocacy alienates others.
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He knows what opponents say and the deeply embedded politics in the idea of arming teachers. In response, he just recalls his son&#x27;s death: &quot;Our children are having to make decisions to save their own lines, so I just ask people to keep an open mind.&quot; Related: ...
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He knows what opponents say and the deeply embedded politics in the idea of arming teachers. In response, he just recalls his son's death: "Our children are having to make decisions to save their own lines, so I just ask people to keep an open mind." Related: ...
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