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21 winter 2014
In Texas, several school districts have opted to allow selected
employees to carry concealed frearms on campus. Most of these
districts are situated in rural areas where residents feel that the
presence of weapons on campus can deter violence and enable
qualifed staf to quickly respond to active shooter situations,
even before law-enforcement ofcials arrive on the scene.
Texas's Guardian and School Marshal Plans can make it legal for
employees to carry concealed weapons, and ATPE News recently
visited Carthage ISD, in northeast Texas, to learn more about the
community's reaction to guns on campus.
BY G. E L A I N E ACK E R
Why Carthage
ISD Is Arming
Employees to
Keep Kids Safe