Posted on 08/06/2018 11:47:59 AM PDT by simpson96
Following the Santa Fe High School shooting less than 150 miles from Lumberton, where three students were arrested in separate incidents for alleged threats this past school year, the school district has decided to join a handful of Southeast Texas schools arming teachers and staff.
"Once, our job was to look at curriculum," said superintendent Gerald Chandler. "Now we have to look at the safety of our schools and ensuring our students can come here to a safe and secure environment."
The Lumberton ISD Board of Education adopted the Guardian Plan last month, clearing the way for designated employees to carry firearms on school grounds, board president James Kersh announced at the Thursday evening community school safety meeting.
The school board will select a group of people to undergo background and psychological checks, work with law enforcement and receive training specific to active shooter events, according to Kersh.
"For security reasons, we are not able to give specific details regarding our school safety plan," Chandler said. "If we release that information, that makes us a vulnerable risk."(snip)
Under the School Marshal Plan, an alternative to the Guardian Plan, school boards can designate one or more school employees as a school marshal. The school marshal must obtain a concealed handgun license and complete 80 hours of training from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement. As a certified peace officer, the school marshal has the authority to make arrests.
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Sane people understand that the leftists ‘theories’ wont protect their children from the behavior of the mental cases empowered by leftist policy.
200 of the 1032 school systems in Texas are in the Marshal program. Don’t mess with them.
And there are many more than these 200 that have armed teachers without going through the Marshal program.
And there are many more than these 200 that have armed teachers without going through the Marshal program.
Smiles. People who understand that teachers are the first responders and always will be know to carry. Everyone else is late.
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