Since Texas launched the school marshal program in 2013, just 84 school districts out of more than 1,200 have armed school staff.
Students at a North Texas elementary school are welcomed on the first day of classes in 2020. Educators across the state frequently say requirements for the states school marshal program can be arduous on top of the myriad responsibilities they have in and out of the classroom, according to the Texas School Safety Centers director., our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.
“In the wake of this devastating crime, we must redouble our efforts to ensure that our schools provide a safe and secure environment for the children of Texas,” Abbott wrote.school districts in his county just northwest of Waco adopt the program. Meanwhile, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, also known as TCOLE, which oversees the program, has seen an uptick in the number of requests for information about it since the shooting, a spokesperson for the licensing agency said Friday.
A few months later, 26 people were killed in a church in Sutherland Springs. Six months after that, eight students and two teachers were shot and killed in a high school in Santa Fe. By fall 2020, the number of districts had risen slightly to 58, yet the number of individual marshals had jumped 73% from 138 marshals to 239.
This “guardian plan” allows anyone designated by a local school board to carry firearms on campus, including staff. But instead of going through TCOLE and taking 80 hours of specialized firearms training, “guardians” training is determined by local school boards.shooting in 2007, where 32 people were killed, and the 2006 shooting at an Amish school that killed five students.
In a state as large and diverse as Texas, he said it’s impossible to find a “one size fits all” program for all school districts. But he feels local leaders should decide what works best for their students.
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