HARROLD, TX -- A tiny Texas school district may be the first in the nation to allow teachers and staff to pack guns for protection when classes begin later this month, a newspaper reported.
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Trustees at the Harrold Independent School District 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.

Superintendent David Thweatt said the small community is a 30-minute drive from the sheriff's office, leaving students and teachers without protection. He said the district's lone campus sits 500 feet from heavily trafficked U.S. 287, which could make it a target.

"When the federal government started making schools gun-free zones, that's when all of these shootings started. Why would you put it out there that a group of people can't defend themselves? That's like saying 'sic 'em' to a dog," Thweatt said in Friday's online edition of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

Thweatt said officials researched the policy and considered other options for about a year before approving the policy change. He said the district also has various other security measures in place to prevent a school shooting.

"The naysayers think (a shooting) won't happen here. If something were to happen here, I'd much rather be calling a parent to tell them that their child is OK because we were able to protect them," Thweatt said.

Texas law outlaws firearms on school campuses "unless pursuant to the written regulations or written authorization of the institution."

It was unclear how many of the 50 or so teachers and staff members will be armed this fall because Thweatt did not disclose that information, to keep it from students or potential attackers. Wilbarger County Sheriff Larry Lee was out of the office Thursday and did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment, the newspaper said.

Probably best to not mention who or how many are packing.

Way ta' go TEXAS.

No dead babies in HARROLD, TX.

Of course.

It is stupidity to believe that more guns will help the gun situation.

How stoopid is dis?

It's stupid to think one gunman against 4 or 5 armed teachers will prevail? Look at the video. Would you confront this armed Principal in HARROLD, TX? I don't think so, unless your stupid.
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Guns don't scare me...lol I worry about children who should have a promise from us that they will not be mowed down in school. I do not want their blood on my hands because I think a stupid gun makes me big bytch on campus.

All a person has to do to take out a gun toter is to be smarter than the gun toter who usually put way to much stock in their weapon.

That is a sharp principal. Too bad there aren't more like him.

gotta know someone is shooting before you shoot them

people that want to kill , will still be successful in that goal,,

its sad, that our kids culture is becoming less and less of a community and more of an everyone for themself,,,,


guns at an elementary school, people taking pride in guns the way they used to in children

,,,very scary road we have started down,,,IM still much more scared of the joe citizen with a gun than I am of a government plan to overthrow and take away my rights,,,

Im pretty sure my odds of surviving the government is better,,,

Don't put your money on it or (considering their handling of the economy) you'll go broke for sure.

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going broke is not being dead

money can be replaced,,

True.

However, the numbers of dead babies could be lower than the 175 Barry has killed.