Education today
August 17, 2008
Trustees at the Harrold Independent School District in Texas 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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Great! Now the criminals wont be the only ones with the guns.
My guess is that if they did this in Dearborn, 70% of our teachers would be toting an AK to school.
--by on 8/20/08 Lives: Dearborn
Did you see the news story a few days ago about the picnic at a public park where people were carrying guns in plain sight on their belts, etc? I guess a right is a right, but to what extreme are we willing to allow this? Seems ridiculous to me that people can just walk around with guns in plain sight, but I guess that is not the point. I would not want my kids playing near such an event and I wouldn't want my child in a school with a teacher who has a gun!
--by on 8/20/08 Lives: Michigan
No offense, Russ, but the last person I'd trust with a handgun is a teacher. Knowing how much grief we put you through, if we were in that district most of my class wouldn't have made it out alive. It's not that we probably didn't deserve it, but with a gun it would have been a lot easier for you than using your bare hands and a meter stick. Not to mention, Mr. Atkins used to get way too excited during those Shakespeare re-enactments. Good thing they're ricochet-free bullets!
--by on 8/20/08 Lives: Dearborn
Russ,
I just had to note Brian's use of the term "meterstick" rather than "yardstick." He is keeping up with the curve, isn't he?
--by on 8/22/08 Lives: Dearborn
Brian,
I may have alluded to your lower alimentary canal and size 12 LL Bean loafers, but I don't believe I ever threatened real violence.
Hope you are well,
David Atkins
--by on 8/24/08 Lives: Detroit area
Speaking of curves: down in Riviera Beach, FL they passed a law banning drooping pants which expose underwear or bare behinds. When they reviewed the law recently some of the city council members weren't too happy with the results because, "...law enforcement, for some reason, has not felt comfortable ticketing people in the act." Thus reinforcing my belief that in order to be a police officer, the top requirement is an amazing sense of humor. Could you imagine walking up to somebody and giving them a $200 fine and then having to explain WHY? Hil-ar-i-ous!
--by on 8/24/08 Lives: Dearborn
I graduated from Dearborn Public Schools 15 years ago. At that time we never had drills for a lock down. Times are changing and when I think of what happened at Columbine...had a teacher been carrying a gun, then maybe the outcome would have been different. My 7 year old can explain what a lock down is and what is supposed to happen during one because of drills they have at school. And when he explains it he knows that they are doing it because they are practicing in case a "bad guy" comes into there school. Students at universities and in schools where there have been shootings were shielded by their teachers and professors in alot of cases. I don't see a problem with teachers carrying guns, I think they would be in a better position to protect our kids.
--by on 9/16/08 Lives: Dearborn