Mississippi School Board Allows Teacher Carry
BY PGF
2 years, 3 months ago
How did a state school board come to wield enough power to deny a fundamental right?
The Mississippi Board of Education is giving the green light to public schools to craft their own policies regarding properly licensed concealed carry.
Mississippi has an “enhanced carry permit” that gives permission to carry in areas normally off-limits, including schools, but since 1990 the education board has had an internal policy prohibiting anyone outside of law enforcement from carrying at a public school. However, late last week the board determined that policy is in conflict with 2011’s state law on enhanced carry permits, opening the door for different schools to have different policies.
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In addition, Mississippi public schools have the ability to train employees to use guns using state funding. Senior vice president with Gun Owners of America Erich Pratt praised the idea of allowing teachers and other staff to conceal carry in school to protect students, noting the recent spate of mass shooter incidents.
The board has reviewed policy compliance with State Law and found a discrepancy. You would think that a school board would have heard of the constitution. This is an increment in the right direction, so we applaud it.
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