Texas school district to let teachers carry guns...... ( Archived) (127)

I don't know where you got that, but there's no way it's true.

Thanks, Hugsy. I was thinking of the one in Finland when I wrote to Cristina...

Heck, I just cooked a hamburger tonight, Cristina. Almost anything goes with that (though the grease flying everywhere can soil my painted fingernails and beautiful hair )

School districts have the freedom to adopt any policy they choose, but they are still required to follow state and federal regulations.

From the Texas Penal Code Title 10:

§ 46.03. PLACES WEAPONS PROHIBITED. (a) A person
commits an offense if the person intentionally, knowingly, or
recklessly possesses or goes with a firearm, illegal knife, club,
or prohibited weapon listed in Section 46.05(a):
(1) on the physical premises of a school or
educational institution, any grounds or building on which an
activity sponsored by a school or educational institution is being
conducted, or a passenger transportation vehicle of a school or
educational institution, whether the school or educational
institution is public or private, unless pursuant to written
regulations or written authorization of the institution;


Okay I was wrong!




I know many school districts hire licensed & bonded security guards, or off duty police officers who carry firearms. I guess this district is trying to save a few bucks

off the top of her head

Yeah I was wondering why they didn't do that...because to me it sounds like a better alternative and safe proofing the school.....

Good time to get out, methinks. Before they roll out the catapults that fling Priuses...

The U.S. Congress once barred guns at schools nationwide, but the U.S. Supreme Court struck the law down, although state and local communities could adopt their own laws. Texas bars guns at schools without the school's permission.



Maybe this is why you thought it was wrong....they were banned nationwide but the law was struck down by the Supreme Court....

Just catching up on this thread... I was born & bred in Texas. In 1999, upon seeing how ineffective weapons control methods (metal detectors, police officers, see-thru backpacks, etc.) were in public schools in Amarillo when my son was in 6th grade, I pulled him out & began homeschooling. Many other parents did the same. We formed a homeschool coalition in order that working parents could participate as well.

I am not rich, but homeschooling allowed my son & I freedom to travel the world in order to enrich him culturally as well as academically. This past June, at age 17, he has received his High School Equivalency Degree with the highest ever recorded score at the trade school he attends (Job Corps). He is the youngest employee in the office where he works for a satellite TV company as salesperson (all the rest are in their late 20s, 30s & 40s).

Homeschooling is not an opportunity available to many families; however, it can make a huge difference. Altho we traveled in some 3rd world countries (yes, some communist) and saw some pretty hairy things, I never worried about his safety like I did when he was in public school. Travel & exposure to other cultures has made all the difference in his level of maturity & understanding of the world in which we live.

It is deplorable that our educational systems have sunk to this level; yet it is a worldwide problem. If I had no choice but public schools to educate my son today, I would feel much more comfortable knowing that among those present were highly-trained & armed professionals who had a vested interest in their own safety that of their students.

There are no easy answers - but the girl with the dreadlocks is out of her gourd, IMHO.

Good for you...I would make the same choice if things ever got that bad here too...I'm glad to hear that your son did sooooooo well and also had such a well rounded cultural experience on top of his education...that's something you will never get at a public school....My kids are 16 and there are no schools like that in my city...but it's also a smaller city...In the larger cities like Toronto though....I think they may be looking at a lot more security such as police officers at the schools....