This Monday, Dec. 17, 2012 photo shows the sign in front of the Harrold Independent School District in Harrold, Texas. The K-12 school has a policy allowing teachers and other school employees to carry concealed weapons, a controversial policy that's now being considered in at least five other states in the wake of last week's deadly elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn. (AP Photo/Angela K. Brown)
This Monday, Dec. 17, 2012 photo shows the sign in front of the Harrold Independent School District in Harrold, Texas. The K-12 school has a policy allowing teachers and other school employees to carry concealed weapons, a controversial policy that's now being considered in at least five other states in the wake of last week's deadly elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn. (AP Photo/Angela K. Brown)
In this Aug. 25, 2008 photo, students arrive for the first day of classes at the Harrold Independent School District in Harrold, Texas. School personnel are permitted to carry guns at the school. Attorney General Greg Abbott was asked Monday, Dec. 17, 2012 if teachers or other school personnel should be permitted to carry guns, and he noted that some districts around the state ? like Harrold Independent School District in North Texas ? already allow that. But, he added, that would be a matter for the state Legislature when it reconvenes Jan. 8. (AP Photo/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Ron T. Ennis) MAGS OUT; (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 WEST); INTERNET OUT
In Monday, Dec. 17, 2012 photo, the town's water tower rises above the railroad tracks in Harrold, Texas. The rural town's lone school has a policy allowing teachers and other employees to carry concealed weapons on campus. Some lawmakers in at least five other states are looking into similar legislation in the wake of last week's deadly elementary school shooting in Newton, Conn. Anti-gun groups oppose the measure. (AP Photo/Angela K. Brown)
HARROLD, Texas (AP) ? In a tiny Texas town near the Oklahoma border, children and their parents don't give much thought to safety at the community's lone school.
That's because some teachers are carrying concealed weapons.
In remote Harrold, the nearest sheriff's office is 30 minutes away. So the school board voted to let teachers bring guns to school about five years ago. They must have a concealed-weapons permit, and each employee also must be approved by the board.
In the awful aftermath of last week's Connecticut elementary school shooting, lawmakers in at least five states have said they'll consider laws allowing teachers and administrators to carry firearms at school.
Texas law bans guns in schools unless the school has given written authorization. Arizona and some other states have similar laws.
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