As parents dropped off their children at schools in Okay, Oklahoma this week, they were greeted by signs warning them that the staff may be armed.
Certain staffers are now legally able to carry guns in Oklahoma public schools, thanks to the passing of the Special Reserve School Resource Officer Act in May.
One sign reads: ‘ATTENTION: Please be aware that certain staff members at Okay Public Schools can be legally armed and may use whatever force is necessary to protect our students.’
School officials in Okay say they decided to put up signs advertising that new right in hopes of dissuading any potential school shooters.
‘Having a sign in your front yard saying “this is a gun-free zone” just tells the idiots, “Come on in,” because we can’t defend ourselves,’ Superintendent Charles McMahan told Tulsa World on Wednesday.
‘(Okay’s) sign might be enough to send somebody down the road looking for some other soft target. If that’s what it does, it’s helping our school district out.’
McMahan said his schools are even more vulnerable since the local police department disbanded in 2014, and they have only the sheriff’s department to rely on for security.
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