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"Please be aware that the staff at blah blah blah are armed and may use whatever force necessary to protect our students."
 

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Ugh, one of those collective nouns that cause no end of debate about whether a singular verb, or a plural verb, is correct for usage with such a noun. "The staff... are armed..." as opposed to "The staff... is armed..."? If the staff is considered an entity all working toward the same end, it'd be singular; if the staff is composed of individuals all performing different tasks, the noun would be plural. In this case, I wonder if the verb should be "is".
 

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Ugh, one of those collective nouns that cause no end of debate about whether a singular verb, or a plural verb, is correct for usage with such a noun. "The staff... are armed..." as opposed to "The staff... is armed..."? If the staff is considered an entity all working toward the same end, it'd be singular; if the staff is composed of individuals all performing different tasks, the noun would be plural. In this case, I wonder if the verb should be "is".

Isn't a staff always armed? After all, it's a staff, right? ;)
 

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