Bill Would Allow Texas Teachers To Kill Students

[Judi Lynn]

Bill Would Allow Texas Teachers To Kill Students
by Carimah Townes Posted on January 29, 2015 at 12:45 pm Updated: January 30, 2015 at 8:57 am

People who are concerned about the use of excessive force by law enforcement may have to deal with another fatal can of worms. If Texas state Rep. Dan Flynn (R) gets his way, teachers will have the right to use deadly force against students in Texas classrooms, in the near future.

The Lone Star State already permits teachers to have firearms in the classroom, but H.B. 868, also known as the Teacher’s Protection Act, would authorize instructors to use “force or deadly force on school property, on a school bus, or at a school-sponsored event in defense of the educator’s person or in defense of students of the school that employs the educator.” Instructors would also have the right to use deadly force “in defense of property of the school that employs the educator.” Moreover, civil immunity would be granted to those who use deadly force, meaning they would not be liable for the injury or death of student.

Such a bill could have disastrous consequences for students of color. A coalition of civil rights organizations found that black and Latino students face much higher rates of disciplinary action in schools, which exacerbates the so-called school-to-prison pipeline. By extension, if students of color are already disproportionately targeted by school authorities for their behavior, they could also become the targets of deadly force used by educators.

Flynn is one of the Lone Star state’s staunchest gun-rights advocates. He previously co-authored legislation to allow firearms on college campuses. In 2013, he successfully co-authored a law that reduced the minimum number of training hours needed for a concealed handgun license.

More:
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2015/01/29/3617031/deadly-force-in-texas-classrooms/

[Newest Reality]

1. Some might say,

they are already in the process of killing their minds by passing off a form of vocational training as some form of education, so in that sense, they are only completing their required task and even putting the patient out of its misery.

If this irreproachable attitude and behavior is not a sign of the inherent violence of the system and how it manifests, then what is?

We are not really educating students anymore. So, now we can simply justify a shoot to kill environment that lets them know, for a fact, that they are there to get with the program, conform and do as they are told, or DIE.

That's rather plain and simple and to the point. Why is it a matter of shock or concern, considering how far this repressive and violent system has managed to overturn and overrun our common sensibilities?

Coming soon: Teachers demand the right to water board errant students! News at ten.

[xocet]

2. Surreal: "...they could also become the targets of deadly force used by educators." n/t

[Turbineguy]

3. Yeah.

What's the point of sending your children to school if they are just going to come home again?

[1Greensix]

4. "I see that Billy"

I can see some stressed-out first grade teacher with 35 kids giving Little Billy two to the back of the head for scribbling on his desk with a crayon. There wouldn't be any consequences. Defense of school property. In Texas, children are just becoming moving targets. Gun Insanity is the rage.

[undeterred]

5. I hate to condemn a whole state

but Texas is the scariest place in the country. I don't ever want to visit.

[yurbud]

6. Will their kills count for or against teachers in their job evaluations?

Since it's Texas, my guess is for.