Up In Arms

This past fall a few of the teachers in Harrold, Texas returned back to school with just a little bit more than books with them. Some of the teachers actually had guns with them. However the school board decided to let them carry guns with them. The reason is because the school officials are worried about the children’s safety. There have been far too many school shootings in U.S. schools and no one at those schools were prepared to stop the shooters. Some people argue though that letting teachers carry guns is putting the child’s life in dander not making it safer.

READY FOR THE WROST
Superintendent David Thweat says Harrolds teachers must protect their students. The nearest police station is 30 miles away. The school bored has tried to use other ways to protect the students such as using keyless entries, camera system, and class room phones. The district can’t afford security guards so they had the teachers trained to carry weapons. The school bored must approve the teachers that are carrying guns. The teachers have training in crisis management and hostage situations.

PUTTING KIDS AT RISK
Arguers say that the act of putting guns into the classrooms is a very dangerous act. Further more they say that school shootings are very rare less than one percent of children who are killed are attacked in school. Having guns in class raises the risk of them being taken and being miss used. What if a teacher or student gets angry and knows that there is a gun within reach. Teachers are there to educate not to act as security guards.