Friday, October 17, 2008

UP IN ARMS Should teachers carry guns?

The Harrold Independent School District in Texas there are teachers that carry fire arms to school. What I think about this is pretty ridiculous, but at the same time it would be safe because it says that the school is 30 miles away from the nearest police station. My opinion on this is why bring fire arms to school. Which will only make the students more uncomfortable in school. Yes, there has been shooting at other schools across the United States, but putting armed teachers in school? Would be pretty dangerous because the guns at school increase the risk of lives in the school, which one day the gun might be taken away and be misused by others.

At the Harrold Independent School the Superintendent at the school is pretty positive about the fire arms being in school. What he said was “The best way I can say this, is that I have two of my kids here. My Wife teaches math here. I trust these people with the lives of my family.” At this school there are not enough of safety measures there. The district can not afford security and had install camera systems also class phones. The school board first has to approve each teacher who carries a gun in school. The teachers has licenses to carry the weapons and also they received training crisis management and hostage situations.

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