They were asked what types of guns they owned; reasons for ownership (protection, recreation, as collector's items); their attitudes on gun policies, such as bans, arming
teachers and violence against the government; and the sources of violence,
ranging from God's
absence in public schools to media violence to insufficient mental health screening and background checks.
Chris Kowalik, spokesman for Telford & Wrekin Council, told the Shropshire Star, that supply
teachers were used to cover a
range of
absences, including staff who were off sick or attending training courses.