The staff is the better weapon, the increase stamina generation while blocking means you can tire your opponent and force them to drop their sword, allowing you to defeat them more consistently.
The worst thing about this entire thing is that their first and only response to this was to delete the evidence. One of their students was literally passing out from blood loss and the only reason they got any help is because of one the students sneaking off and calling for help.
It's such an absurdly stupid thing to do. Her response was to shit the bed, too
“I’m in trouble,” the teacher exclaimed in response, according to the complaint. Instead of immediately calling for help, the teacher is accused of telling the class to delete videos of the sword fights. Then, she tried to phone the school’s health office for medical assistance but didn’t know how to call there while the teen was “bleeding profusely,” the complaint says.
Meanwhile, “as (the teen) began to feel nauseous and weak from blood loss, another student ran to the VVHS health office for medical assistance,” according to the complaint. This led to a staff member responding to the classroom and calling 911 – 30 minutes after the student was wounded, the complaint says.