In recent years, schools have made headlines after students faced disciplinary consequences for firearm shaped food items or toys. Recall that a Maryland seven-year-old was suspended for allegedly biting his breakfast pastry into a firearm shape while at school. AdvertisementI remember when I first heard the stories of parents who refused to let their kids play with guns. They oppose almost everything that might actually make schools safer, including the presence of school resource officers in many cases. If you want safer schools, we have a litany of steps that can be taken.