Post by eagle on Mar 14, 2013 21:49:23 GMT -5
www.kansas.com/2013/03/14/2716354/wichita-school-board-members-say.html
Wichita school board members say they don’t want teachers to carry guns in schools
A majority of Wichita school board members say they do not support allowing teachers to carry firearms in schools – an option under a bill approved by the Kansas House on Thursday.
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“Forget it,” said board member Barbara Fuller, a retired teacher and former teachers union president.
“I cannot believe that it would even be a consideration in public schools. … I look at this Legislature, and I’m not sure where they come from or what they’re doing.”
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Under House Bill 2055, known as the Personal and Family Protection Act, most public buildings would either have to have security checkpoints at public entries or allow Kansans with concealed-carry licenses to bring weapons inside.
In addition, local school boards and university and college presidents could designate employees who could carry concealed weapons inside their buildings.
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Rep. Steve Brunk, R-Wichita, said he hopes school boards will take advantage of the law. “Just the fact that they can do that will give the bad guys pause,” he said. “Maybe they’ll think there could be consequences if I go into this building.”
But five of seven board members who set policy for Wichita schools, the state’s largest district, said they oppose allowing teachers to carry weapons.
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