POLL: Do Armed Guards Make Schools Safer?
Anne Arundel County Public Schools has 20 armed police officers in middle and high schools.
The recent shooting in Newtown, CT has prompted school systems—and parents—across the country to evaluate the security of students. On Dec. 14, a lone gunman entered Sandy Hook School in Newtown and killed 26 people. Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS) conducts regular emergency drills to help prepare students and staff for a variety of situations ranging from natural disasters to intruders in the building. The county currently has 20 armed school resource officers stationed at 21 middle and high schools, according to AACPS spokesman Bob Mosier. A week after the Newtown incident, the National Rifle Association (NRA) called for armed security around schools. Before the NRA's announcement, a school system in Marlboro, NJ had already …
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Mary
9:31 am on Monday, December 24, 2012
There were armed guards at Columbine, Virginia Tech and Ft Hood. It didn't stop the person with the weapon from killing multiple people. I do think the mental health issue needs to be addressed but most of the acts have been perpetrated by people that are undiagnosed. I do think there are things each of us can do. First reach out to a person that appears to be troubled. Don't walk by and think so… more ›