"Texas school district to let teachers carry guns" - Yahoo

"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,"(ABCNews.com)

That is a statement from the Superintendent of the Harrold Independent School District, David Thweatt. This school district is located Harrold, Texas.

1. The statement, "When the federal government started making schools gun-free zones," would be enough of a cause for me to take my child out of that school district. What was school like before the government did this? What did schools as "gun-zones" look like?

2. Why do you have to defend yourself when you are suppose to be learning? Of course, there are the random shootings that happen all across this nation but most are isolated incidents. For the most part, kids can go to school, if they choose to, and get a decent education without feeling threatened.

3. I think its a stretch to relate school shootings with saying "sic' em" to a dog. Relating kids to dogs probably isn't a good idea for a superintendent.


What happens when a teacher has a rough night, comes into school and some kid pisses him off in some way. More than likely nothing but what if this teacher shoots a young man or woman in school? How do you explain that to parents?

But since most people in the older generation think that kids these days are inherently evil and/or stupid, what if a kid found out his teacher had a gun? And one day he tried to take the gun from teacher. You can eliminate all these situations by not allowing teachers to carry gunsto school. It is not smart and it is not safe, ever.