(August 25, 2008)--Students in the tiny Harrold School District in North Texas started school Monday wondering which teachers were carrying guns.
Adam Lira, 17-year old senior, said it was kind of awkward knowing some teachers were carrying guns.
"I don't feel like they should be cause we already have locked doors and cameras. But I didn't feel threatened by it,” he said.
While some parents said they felt their children were safer under the policy allowing some employees to carry concealed weapons, others opposed the plan.
Several parents said they had no idea that school employees were allowed to carry concealed guns on campus until recent publicity about the school board's policy, approved quietly last fall.
They said they were upset that the rural community near the Oklahoma border had not been able to offer their input.
Harrold Superintendent David Thweatt said the board approved the policy in an October open meeting that had been publicized.
He said the decision was made after nearly two years of researching the best school security options.
There are 110 students attending the red brick Harrold School.
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