School System In Georgia Will Start Allowing Employees To Carry Firearms

By Brandon Curtis

Photo: Michael Rivera

In the months after one of the worst school shootings in history, some states and localities are looking at ways to help protect their students. While some are screaming for more gun control, others are looking to give employees actual control by allowing them to carry while on the job.

One school system in Georgia is doing just that, and they’re proud of their decision.

Local media reports;

The Laurens County school board has approved a policy allowing select staff to carry guns on school property, in vehicles and at school functions, The Telegraph reported .

Laurens County Schools is believed to be the state’s only district to go forward with such a policy, said Justin Pauly of the Georgia School Boards Association.

Teachers and staff who carry guns will do so on a voluntary basis and receive intensive training, Laurens County Schools Superintendent Dan Brigman said. He says the policy will be developed with the county sheriff’s department.

Still in the planning phase, the policy would allow for concealed carry and not open carry. Back in 2014, the State of Georgia passed a law that left it up to school districts as to whether or not …Read the Rest

Source:: Concealed Nation