School Security

On January 28th, KXAN published an article on proposed school safety measures, titled "Texas senators tackle school safety" . In response to the recent school shootings, the Texas Senate proposed several new measures that they believe will make schools safer. These measures include having teachers carry concealed handguns after undergoing state funded courses, or having at least one member of the faculty act as a "marshall", and a bill that would allow students to carry guns on college campuses. Another bill proposed would allow Texans to carry firearms publicly rather than concealed. While these new measures are not popular with Democrats, such as Sen. Kirk Watson, who is opposed to these measures, both sides can agree that making our schools safer should be a priority. Other ideas include having metal detectors installed or more security officers at schools. Another proposal includes possibly raising taxes to provide more money to go towards school security. While I definitely lean more on the side of having more security officers at schools rather than put guns in our teachers' hands, I do think this article is highly informative and gives both sides of the issue a voice.