Don't think I have ever been on a field trip where teachers were allowed to drive themselves - they were required to ride with the students. That aside, that would be a logistical nightmare. The teacher would have to either A) keep the vehicle parked off school property with a handgun or B) swing by their house and pick up their handgun and then proceed to the event. On the way back, they would have to do the same.TexasCajun wrote:Essentially, yes. Legally a teacher could carry on a field trip because the school administrators don't control the property where the field trip is taking place. But the teacher would have to take his/her private vehicle to the field trip location in order to avoid running afoul of the section that prohibits carry on passenger transport vehicles (read buses). And while it wouldn't be a legal issue, the teacher may run into employee-employer issues in doing so. But a parent volunteering would certainly be within their rights to carry as a field-trip chaperon - provided they stay off of the buses.casp625 wrote:So you're saying a school teacher could legally carry on a school field trip at, say a museum, because the school doesn't control the museum property?TexasCajun wrote:No. I'm addressing whether or not being a part of the school activity prohibits a person from carrying.casp625 wrote:So you're saying the school does not own or lease the school vehicle and thus cannot prohibit carrying in a school vehicle?
But back to the topic at hand, where exactly are you getting "passenger transport vehicle" is defined as only a bus? If OP is taking a school vehicle to an event, then he is traveling to a school sponsored activity in a "passenger transport vehicle," regardless if it is a coupe, sedan, truck, or bus.