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Texas town allowing teachers to carry concealed guns
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 4565532:MV8yMDg4MDkwXzM1MTU5MTYxX0FENzMyQzFE] Most teachers are parents as well. And teachers following proper lockdown procedures combined with armed personell do protect our kids. There have been very few cases of school shootings in texas since the 1800's. The 2 of most note to this topic are of course the clock tower massacre. And the sad events that happend in brownsville texas where and 8th grader attacked a few kids at random in classrooms by punching/kicking them then pulled out a pellet gun and raised it at the police officers that responded, after several atempts to get the boy to lay down his unidentified weapon they officers shot and killed the boy. The parents while distraught over what happend never actualy sued the school or officers. Since that incident officers and teachers are taught to only shoot to kill perpatrators that are activley engaging targets. [/quote]
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In this tiny Texas town, children and their parents don't give much thought to safety at the community's lone school - mostly because some of the teachers are carrying concealed weapons.
In remote Harrold, the nearest sheriff's office is 30 minutes away, and people tend to know - and trust - one another. So the school board voted to let teachers bring guns to school.
"We don't have money for a security guard, but this is a better solution," Superintendent David Thweatt said. "A shooter could take out a guard or officer with a visible, holstered weapon, but our teachers have master's degrees, are older and have had extensive training. And their guns are hidden. We can protect our children."
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