Schoolteacher accidentally shoots self in leg at Utah school
| SALT LAKE CITY
A school聽teacher聽accidentally shot herself in the leg when a concealed weapon she was carrying discharged in a faculty bathroom shortly before classes started Thursday morning, officials said.
School District spokesman Ben Horsley said the聽teacher聽at a school, in Salt Lake City,聽Utah, was severely injured when the bullet pierced her leg. She was rushed to a hospital where she was in good condition and alert, Horsley said.
Utah聽is among the few states that allow people with concealed weapons permits to carry guns in public schools.聽Teachers聽are not required to disclose they're carrying a weapon, and administrators are prohibited from asking.
Horsley said the School District requires聽teachers聽who carry guns at school and to keep the weapons with them at all times, including inside a bathroom stall.
No other faculty or students witnessed the聽shooting, but they might have heard the gunshot or seen the聽teacher聽as she was being taken to the hospital, he said.
Classes were continuing as usual, and crisis counselors were available, Horsley said. Officials were still investigating how the gun discharged.
Horsley wouldn't release details about the woman or what she taught, but he noted she was carrying the weapon legally.
