Tennessee teacher arrested after bringing guns to preschool and threatening to shoot colleague

Sheneca Cowart faces multiple felony gun charges following the incident at The Academy of McCrory Lane on Thursday.

A Tennessee teacher has been arrested after she allegedly threatened to shoot a colleague in the preschool where she worked, police said.

Sheneca Cowart was charged with assault, threat of mass violence at a school and two counts of carrying a weapon onto school property following the Thursday incident at The Academy of McCrory Lane in Nashville.

Authorities took Cowart into custody after witnesses said she threatened to "retrieve a firearm and made threats against another teacher and the school after an argument," the Metro Nashville Police Department said.

Staff members alleged 29-year-old Cowart threatened to “shoot up” the preschool and that she keeps a gun “on her,” according to NBC News affiliate WSMV.

Another teacher claimed to overhear Cowart say “when I start shooting, you better run,” prompting the preschool to go into lockdown, WSMV reported.

BigMacHole,

WHY? It’s her CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT to bring a GUN Into a PRESCHOOL and THREATEN to KILL People with it! It’s EXPLICITLY written into the Second Amendment!

Dagwood222,

Add the “/s” for sarcasm mark, because that’s what actual 2A’s will say.

ParabolicMotion, (edited )

Who let her be employed with a gun kept on her in the first place? The article stated that she kept a gun on her. She works at a preschool! Why do you need a gun to work at a preschool?!?

afraid_of_zombies,

Why do you need a gun to work at a preschool?!?

Some of those three year olds can get feisty before nap time

wildcardology,

The gun nuts republicans want to arm teachers with handguns.

pearsaltchocolatebar,

Exactly. They want this shit to be mandatory.

ParabolicMotion, (edited )

It seems extreme, but if a teacher works at a correctional facility, or at a school that is known for having violent gangs, I could understand their concern. I think they should propose bullet proof attire first, though. The threat in those situations is being fired upon by an assailant. Would they really have time to defend themselves in an attack? Maybe it would help in a situation where the school is locked down, teacher and students are already hiding in classrooms, and everyone is bracing themselves for armed entry by an assailant. That allows time to prepare. If some assailant has planned a solitary surprise attack on one particular educator, they probably won’t have time to prepare a defense. They’ll be lucky if the bullet deflects, or if it doesn’t strike any major organs.

I’m basically being downvoted for saying that politicians should encourage bullet proof attire, before passing laws to arm teachers with guns. Forgive me if I’m wrong, but blocking bullets might save more lives than firing one. I’m merely replying to Wildcardology in this comment, though, and not referring to the article, like I did in my previous comment.

phoenixz,

You understand that what you are writing is insanity, right?

ParabolicMotion, (edited )

No, I don’t think it’s insane for a teacher to wear a bullet proof vest. The campus police wear them in California. Schools with gang presence in the community have police that are stationed at the school every day. I don’t think we live in the same areas.

I do think it’s insane for a person to keep a gun on his/her body as a preschool teacher. I don’t see a need for that.

wildcardology,

You know what would make schools safer? Gun laws.

afraid_of_zombies,

I don’t want to live in a hellscape where preschool teachers are wearing body armor

ParabolicMotion,

It isn’t preschools that some politicians are discussing when they consider arming teachers. They usually talk about high schools because of the school shootings that have happened in the past.

Cethin,

Making kids be afraid to be in school is a recipe for horrible mental health. They should be made to feel safe and comfortable. Forcing them to wear bulletproof vests is not a valid solution. Laws aimed at reducing gun violence are.

mctoasterson,

I knew it was a Taurus before I saw the picture.

RizzRustbolt,

That gun belongs on a biscuit.

jordanlund,
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“when I start shooting, you better run”

That statement alone should have gotten her dragged to the ground and detained.

FirstCircle, (edited )
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Cowart was held on a $37,000 bond before being released from jail the same night.

TF, she walked free and presumably is free currently? I guess this behavior is no big deal in TN.

Cethin,

Yeah, that’s how out justice system functions almost everywhere in the US, unless you seem to be an imminent threat or a flight risk. If you can post bond you can continue living your life until you’re convicted. DC got rid of this because it’s pretty fucked up that it very heavily hurts the poor more than the wealthy. That’s why you have all the January 6th coup participants sitting in jail while awaiting trial.

mechoman444,

If someone was dead set on going to prison for a very, very long time this is a really good way to achieve that goal.

BruceTwarzen,

In america? That's crazy

HeartyOfGlass,

“Arm the teachers” they said…

RamblingPanda,

Arm the teachers to stop pupils. But the pupils need to be armed to stop teachers. Then you need to arm the lunch ladies to bring balance.

And install metal detectors. You can’t enter school unarmed.

MamboGator,
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Then you need to arm the lunch ladies to bring balance.

Always two lunch ladies, there are. A master and an apprentice.

jupiter_jazz,

We already had metal detectors in our schools

jordanlund,
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Do NOT fuck with the lunch ladies.

maynarkh,

Lunch ladies must be handing food out from the cafeteria machine gun nest. Principal’s office needs an AA gun for all around protection.

DBT,

YEEEE HAAAWWWW!!!

n3m37h,

Guns can’t be the problem, its most definitely the preschools fault for hiring a nut job. Yes, that’s the problem ban all preschools!

In case you didn't get it/s

macaro,

If I could face palm myself from space I would. But even then it’s not far enough. Maybe Proxima Centauri. Yeah, a face palm from 4.2465 light years away.

FlyingSquid,
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ChicoSuave,

Need more bear arms.

FlyingSquid,
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It’s a bare arm. Close enough.

jordanlund,
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“Bear Hands”

youtu.be/sI5Ftm1-jik#t=1m49s

Fredselfish,
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And Republicans want to arm the teachers. Man love living in the land of freedom. /s

eran_morad,

muricaaaaaaaaa!!!1!!

voracitude,

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seaQueue,
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