Texas Governor Rick Perry has moved his state back a century by supporting teachers carrying guns in a small school district near the Oklahoma border.
Can you imagine a harried teacher worried about No Child Left Behind having to deal with the responsibility of carrying a gun amidst hundreds of kids? I wouldn't want my kid in that school. All you need to do is read the papers to see that many gun accidents (and deaths) occurr when young people get a hold of a gun.
You would think Wilbarger County Texas is in danger of being taken over by terrorists. Well, maybe it is, the name of the group is the NRA (National Rifle Association).
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[Texas Governor Rick] Perry supports district that will let teachers carry guns
Associated Press/Houston Chronicle
Aug. 19, 2008, 3:10AM
AUSTIN — Gov. Rick Perry indicated Monday he supports a tiny school district's decision to allow teachers and staff to pack guns for protection when classes start later this month.
Trustees at the Harrold Independent School District approved a policy change last year to allow employees to carry concealed firearms to deter and protect against school shootings.
"There's a lot of incidents where that would have saved a number of lives," Perry said.
Texas law outlaws firearms on school campuses "unless pursuant to the written regulations or written authorization of the institution."
District policy requires a teacher carrying a gun to school to have a Texas concealed handgun license, be authorized by the district to carry the weapon, have training in crisis management and hostile situations and use ammunition designed to minimize the risk of ricochet in school halls.
"The issue with handguns is the training and registration," Perry said. "After that, you're trained and registered."
The 110-student district is 150 miles northwest of Fort Worth on the eastern end of Wilbarger County, near the Oklahoma border. It has about 50 teachers and staff members
Asked if other school districts should take similar measures, Perry said, "It's up to those local school districts."
Superintendent David Thweatt has said the small community is a 30-minute drive from the sheriff's office, leaving students and teachers without protection.
Thweatt said officials researched the policy and considered other options for about a year before approving the policy change.
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2 comments:
I hope those teachers are mentally stable and don't come to school thinking about their problems or feeling depressed or angry.
L.P. Dreamer
I live 12 miles from this school. The reason that they allowed this to happen is because they are out away from law enforcement and by time the sheriff could respond it could be too late if someone came into the school or they had a student come to school armed. Let's face it you can't turn on the TV today without another school having someone come in with guns attacking students and teachers. They were just trying to make sure they were not the "sitting duck".
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