Texas Students Pack Bookbags; Teachers Pack Heat
In Harrold, Texas the school board is allowing a number of the personnel there to carry guns in the K-12 school for added safety. While some people think it was a hasty decision the school board considered it for around two years. This policy was not installed until last fall. The news of this was just released. Some parents were apposed to the idea most thought that this idea was fine and even felt that their kids were safer. The school already has locked doors and cameras so some wonder why the need guns too. The reason for this is if anyone had harmful intentions toward students no matter what precautions and laws are passed they will do it anyway.
"When you outlaw guns in a certain area, the only people who follow that are law-abiding citizens, and everybody else ignores it," Thweatt, the Harrold superintendent, said.
All the teachers that do carry a concealed weapon are trained on handling any type of situation, including a hostage situation. The teacher are required to use bullets the least likely to ricochet so that the risk of a miss ricocheting and hurting a student is minimized. All safety precautions that can be taken are taken in this situation.