Texas Teachers Allowed to Bring Guns to Class
A Texas school district will let teachers bring guns to class this fall, the district’s superintendent said on Friday, in what experts said appeared to be a first in the United States.
The Harrold Independent School District unanimously approved the plan and parents have not objected, said the district’s superintendent, David Thweatt.
“We have a lock-down situation, we have cameras, but the question we had to answer is, ‘What if somebody gets in?” he said. “It’s just common sense.”
Teachers have to be certified to carry a concealed handgun and get crisis training and permission from school officials.
Recent school shootings in the United States have prompted some calls for school officials to allow students and teachers to carry legally concealed weapons into classrooms.
I hope these teachers and parents won’t be surprised when students mob teachers, take their guns and have shoot outs. Security should handle this. I’d like to be proven wrong, though. Good luck, Texans.
