[English] Texas schools

[stephen at melbpc.org.au]

Simon writes,

> .. I've put on my flak-jacket, loaded my semi-automatic and grabbed
> my copy of 'The Reader' off my desk. Back to the battle! Simon Ross

And, a teacher's gun is now fine in Harrold, USA. http://harroldisd.net/
 
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North Texas school district will let teachers carry guns

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/hotstories/5945430.html
Associated Press Aug. 15, 2008, 4:27PM

HARROLD, Texas — 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.

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 ..

Superintendent David Thweatt said the small community is a 30-minute drive 
from the sheriff's office, leaving students & teachers without protection. 

"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 edition of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram..

Barbara Williams, a spokeswoman for the Texas Association of School 
Boards, said her organization did not know of another district with such a 
policy. Ken Trump, a Cleveland-based school security expert who advises 
districts nationwide, including in Texas, said Harrold is the first 
district with such a policy.

The 110-student district is 150 miles northwest of Fort Worth on the 
eastern end of Wilbarger County, near the Oklahoma border.
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Cheers people
Stephen Loosley
Victoria Australia