Who’s to say there won’t be a whacked out teacher. Who’s to say a whacko won’t get the gun from the teacher. This is some crazy shit………

WHEN teachers return for a new school term in the tiny Texas farming town of Harrold, they may be packing more than books and pens. To defend students from any gun-toting maniacs, they can also carry loaded pistols into the classroom.

The remote rural community has appalled gun-control advocates by becoming America’s first to allow teachers to bear concealed firearms.

Harrold’s school board maintains that the move is necessary because the town is 40 kilometres from the nearest sheriff’s office, making it hard to get swift help in an emergency. Also, its location, just metres from a major highway, makes it a potential target for armed maniacs.

“We are 30 minutes from law enforcement,” said Harrold’s school superintendent, David Thweatt. “How long do you think it would take to kill all 150 of us? It would be a bloodbath.”

Selected teachers are to be trained in crisis management. Mr Thweatt said: “When you have good guys with guns, the bad guys do less damage.”

More at The Age

H/T to Scottie for this post and a belated happy birthday to you!!