Faculty members at the University of Houston are clearly concerned about students being able to bring guns to class, an option that will come to fruition this summer when a new state law permitting students at public universities in Texas to carry concealed weapons on campus takes effect.
Guns, once banned from Texas universities under previous concealed handgun laws, will be allowed in classrooms across the state starting Aug. 1 after the Republican-majority Legislature voted in favor of allowing licensed gun owners to carry their weapons on campus
A recent faculty forum a the University of Houston focused on the impacts of the controversial law and offered advice for teachers on how to avoid confrontation with armed students. Read more…
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