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The Straight Story

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Tue Nov 5, 2013, 03:13 AM Nov 2013

Mother banned from school because she has a conceal carry permit, posted it on FB [View all]

HEPZIBAH, GA (WRDW) -- Tanya Mount says she is being targeted by the administrator at her daughter's school after a meeting between the two several week ago.

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"He tells me that were going to issue you a criminal trespass warning," says Mount. The notice banned her from McBean Elementary School where her disabled daughter attends.

She asked what she did wrong. "The principal is scared of you and she doesn't want you on the grounds. I ask for what? And he asks were you in the Army and I said yes. He's like do you have a concealed weapons permit? I said yes," says Mount.

Mount who is a parent volunteer says she is banned from the school for posting a picture of her new concealed weapons permit on her Facebook page.

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"She told me that instead of volunteering at the school and playing on the play ground with my daughter I need to be at home doing grown up things," says Dallas.

http://www.wrdw.com/news/onyourside/headlines/12-On-Your-Side-Banned-from-childs-elementary-school-for-Facebook-picture-229770981.html

Richmond County, GA -

News Channel 6's Tyrone McCoy asks McBean Elementary Principal, Janina Dallas "was the no trespass order issued because of the facebook post? Principal: yes it was."

Tanya Mount says the post of her weapons permit was on her private Facebook page. McBean Elementary School Principal Janina Dallas says the order was a preventative measure.

"It is my duty and responsibility as the principal of this school to ensure the safety and security of all of our faculty, staff and students," explains Principal Dallas.

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Principal Dallas says several PTO members pointed out instances where Mount would disrupt classes and where Mount said she wouldn't let anybody bother her daughter

The principal says with the rash of school shootings, coupled with Mount's comments and the permit, it was cause for alarm.

http://www.wjbf.com/story/23845263/richmond-county-mom-banned-from-childs-school#.UnL7L5GjGFk.facebook

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What strange circumstances all around. Gravitycollapse Nov 2013 #1
I agree... TeeYiYi Nov 2013 #52
crazy Niceguy1 Nov 2013 #2
Evidence that fear is a strong motivator of radical behavior. HereSince1628 Nov 2013 #41
there is no privacy on facebook. madrchsod Nov 2013 #3
Unbelievable what people will put on Facebook Packerowner740 Nov 2013 #4
I would love to ask the principle two questions Revanchist Nov 2013 #5
Was she bringing her concealed weapon to the elementary school? If the B Calm Nov 2013 #6
Here's the key to this story, right here Glitterati Nov 2013 #7
"I've never met a PTO member... who wasn't just a plain old busybody gossip with a God complex." Nine Nov 2013 #9
Try clicking on the link, and you can go to her FB page The Straight Story Nov 2013 #11
Still not seeing it. Nine Nov 2013 #25
Just go to FB and go to her page (her name is in the story) (nt) The Straight Story Nov 2013 #29
I'm not finding her FB page. Nine Nov 2013 #36
All one needs to do is click the first link Glitterati Nov 2013 #12
"just can't please anyone" Nine Nov 2013 #27
Well, I used to "hang out" at the school as a volunteer. ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #13
Kicking this because I suspect it's more of a race issue than a gun issue. Revanchist Nov 2013 #8
Racism *is* a gun issue. ieoeja Nov 2013 #54
Indeed, guessing it was more racism than anything else (nt) The Straight Story Nov 2013 #64
If this woman was disrupting classes and making comments online, Marrah_G Nov 2013 #10
Where did you see anything about "disrupting classes?" Glitterati Nov 2013 #15
Reread the two articles. Marrah_G Nov 2013 #16
This message was self-deleted by its author Glitterati Nov 2013 #17
Um, read. Lex Nov 2013 #26
Yet the teachers apparently had no issue with her. hack89 Nov 2013 #35
Kicking it because it appears to be more to this story littlewolf Nov 2013 #14
Parents have always been welcome in my classroom. LWolf Nov 2013 #18
I'm as anti-gun as anybody, but... Glitterati Nov 2013 #20
No one? LWolf Nov 2013 #21
The title says she posted a picture of her CCW permit on her facebook page... ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #22
The title says LWolf Nov 2013 #24
Inferring things is not a great thing to do. ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #28
Of course it is. LWolf Nov 2013 #31
I never said they should be taken seriously. ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #34
I don't want to change your mind. LWolf Nov 2013 #39
I understand. We just see this differently. ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #40
I thought only pintobean Nov 2013 #19
So this woman has a history of disrupting classes & now has flaunted her conceal carry permit. Lex Nov 2013 #23
she allegedly disrupted classes 851-977 Nov 2013 #32
she allegedly was banned from the school Lex Nov 2013 #43
but not the new one Niceguy1 Nov 2013 #63
Good. Iggo Nov 2013 #30
Very conflicted on this one. I hate the thought of a pistol packing mama on school property. Fla Dem Nov 2013 #33
A lot of schools run background checks on parent volunteers. ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #37
I've volunteered at 4 schools in 2 different districts and never had a background check riderinthestorm Nov 2013 #48
It was common in MI and it is common in TX. ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #49
It's become the law in some states... ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #50
Ah. I'm in IL and its not done here. Did the school in the OP require them? nt riderinthestorm Nov 2013 #51
You could probably Google the school and find out. nt ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #53
I was just curious since your post seemed to infer that ALL schools required checks riderinthestorm Nov 2013 #59
I made an assumption based on my experiences ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #62
Definitely becoming more common - and for sports Blue_Adept Nov 2013 #61
I have a CCW. Schools are gun-free zones. Xithras Nov 2013 #55
If you don't want people to know that you're carrying (concealed) Crunchy Frog Nov 2013 #38
Isn't the purpose of conceal carry secrecy? Why would someone publish their bullshit? Idjit lonestarnot Nov 2013 #42
Anyone who is safe with a gun doesn't advertise they have one Lex Nov 2013 #44
No shit. Idjit publication. lonestarnot Nov 2013 #47
Probably because The Straight Story Nov 2013 #45
Still an idjit. lonestarnot Nov 2013 #46
she should be banned...guns have no business being on an educational campus. gopiscrap Nov 2013 #56
No where does it say she took a gun on campus or planned to. n/t tammywammy Nov 2013 #57
She has a history of disrupting classes + her kid is being "bullied" + she flaunted her permit. Vashta Nerada Nov 2013 #58
She sounds like a nut and a troublemaker. I think the principal has done the right thing kestrel91316 Nov 2013 #60
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