Oklahoma okays teachers carrying weapons in Okay schools

An Oklahoma public school district has given its teachers and staff the okay to carry guns on school grounds.

Okay Public Schools is the first in the state to allow it, and the administration sees the policy as a substitute for hiring campus police officers, according to News On 6.

“If something were to ever happen and I didn’t try to defend my kids, I couldn’t live with that,” Superintendent Charles McMahan told News on 6.

The school system is in a rural area and educates about 400 students.

For any teachers or staff to carry a weapon on campus, they must seek approval from the school board and complete security training, then undergo tests throughout the year.