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No, nobody here reads the penal code.

The clause that you quoted is a defense to the charge of intentionally failing to conceal one's handgun. It does nothing for the felony offense of carrying in a school.

- Jim

That's a good point.

It also occurred to me that while the safety officer supports lawfully armed citizens and self-defense, someone in the school administration might have kittens if they found out that Tim the Teacher keeps a firearm in his vehicle on school property.

Information of that sort spreads around schools very quickly and becomes exaggerated.

- Jim

Thanks again.

Too many school administrators and others have their heads in the sand, hoping that if they avoid planning, the bad thing won't happen. It's like people who don't make out wills or don't have fire extinguishers.

- Jim

Thanks.

- Jim

In my opinion, every school (and many other kinds of institution or business) should have a written emergency plan that defines the role of every person or class or persons. If you are supposed to do something different from other teachers, that should be specified in the plan.

I have two reasons for saying this:

1. If there is an emergency, when the first responders arrive, above all you do not want to be an unidentified (to them) armed man.

2. You can be liable not only for what you do but for what you fail to do. If you leave your classroom and something happens to your students, you could conceivably be sued or otherwise held responsible.

I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice. It's just my opinion.

- JIm