HARROLD, Texas — A tiny Texas school district may be the first in the nation to allow teachers and staff to pack guns for protection when classes begin later this month, a newspaper reported.
Trustees at the Harrold Independent School District approved a district policy change last October so employees can carry concealed firearms to deter and protect against school shootings, provided the gun-toting teachers follow certain requirements.
In order for teachers and staff to carry a pistol, they must have a Texas license to carry a concealed handgun; must be authorized to carry by the district; must receive training in crisis management and hostile situations and have to use ammunition that is designed to minimize the risk of ricochet in school halls.
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http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5945430.html
They make it sound as if the staffers and teachers carrying guns (oh I'm sorry I meant to write pistols) are doing so to protect the children but I don't think so. Isn't it curious they stopped corporal punishment in school because they said it was inhumane and abusive now they're arming the teachers. Hmm, I don't know somehow shooting a child seems a lot worse than spanking them.
Texas school district allows teachers to have GUNS
