The news release that a Texas School District could be the first in the nation to allow teachers and staff to pack guns for protection was deemed so preposterous it received a prominent spot on the Nutty News Network.

But the story is legit - the Houston Chronicle website notes that Trustees at the Harrold Independent School District have approved a district policy change that allows school employees to carry concealed firearms. And listening to Superintendent David Thweatt, the move is a necessary one to to deter and protect against school shootings.

School Gun-Free Zones the Problem
Lest there be any doubt about his viewpoints on the matter, Thweatt offered the following comments:

“When the federal government started making schools gun-free zones, that’s when all of these shootings started. Why would you put it out there that a group of people can’t defend themselves? That’s like saying ’sic ‘em’ to a dog.”

While Thweatt insisted that the school district has other security measures in place to prevent a school shooting, he noted:

“We have a lock-down situation, we have cameras, but the question we had to answer is, ‘What if somebody gets in?’ What are we going to do? It’s just common sense.”

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Home education reaches back to the roots of the nation and the likes of Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Edison and Douglas Mac-Arthur. Here in Greater Houston, a new generation of homeschoolers hopes to follow in their footsteps.

Homeschooling has been legal in all 50 states for more than a decade. With their children now adults and on the far side of college, some Houston families aren’t surprised that statistics are affirming their choice to teach their children at home.
When they started homeschooling their oldest daughter 19 years ago, David and Cathy Strassner, who live on the north side of Houston, were long on passion, but found resources in short supply. Friends planted the idea when they told the Strassners they had decided to homeschool their daughter.
"It was a cutting-edge idea at the time," said David, "but the educational environment in New Orleans, where we lived then, made us really think about it. At the time I thought it was really ‘out there,’ but their daughter is attending Harvard Law School. And that says a lot."
Focusing on the possibilities, Cathy went hunting for resources as she planned to educate their seven children at home.

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