Sunday, June 7, 2015

Idaho School Buys Guns for Defense in Shooting; Due to a Lack of Funds for Hiring Police Officers

A small school district in Idaho -- far removed from law enforcement officials -- has purchased firearms and trained a handful of staff to use them, should the same school shooting rampage that has occurred across the country take place, the Washington Times website reports today (June 7, 2015).

It takes about 45 minutes for officers to reach the Garden Valley School District -- a district made up of less than 300 students, all taught in the same building -- where limited funds have prevented the school from being able to afford hiring police officers to patrol the building during school hours.

Consequently, the school board this month approved purchasing guns to remain locked inside the school and trained six employees to use the weapons in an emergency.

Garden Valley's actions are just one of many solutions schools across the nation have adopted in recent years to protect their campuses. Some have installed metal detectors, others have expanded school resource officers to secure not only high schools but also middle and elementary schools.

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