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The decision was made following the resource officers’ participation in an active shooter drill left them feeling ill-equipped with only handguns.

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Initially, the Conway Police Department only posted a photo of the groovin' officers, but apparently a short video clip was added after popular demand.

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After deciding to allow trained campus police to use personal AR-15s, the Compton Unified Board of Education is taking fire from community groups and the NAACP

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Resource officers in Utah’s Granite School District have obtained surplus military rifles from the Department of Defense, one of several new tools intended to help keep kids safe while at school.

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The bill would allow each individual school district to choose whether to amend their current policies and allow teachers to carry concealed on campus. “Nebraska is such a diverse state that we just can’t have one size fits all,” the state senator said.

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Many schools are relying on additional security guards and the latest technology. Yet some schools across the country continue to arm teachers and other staff in an attempt to increase safety.

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“I’m proud we can place 157 additional trained officers in Mississippi schools to protect the precious lives of children,” Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves stated. “MCOPS is an example of a state and local community partnership that can provide a service citizens want, and I look forward to seeing even more schools take advantage of the program in the future.”

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“Now we have a good understanding for three big questions, which are: Is this going to make our kids safer? How much is it going to cost? And will these weapons be secure?” Ashley Bell, chairman of the Gainesville High governance council, said about last week's meeting with the Gainesville Police Department.

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The Justice Department announced Friday afternoon that under the Community Oriented Policing Services, or COPS, about $45 million would be used this year to put 356 additional armed guards in schools across the country, for a total of $125 million in grants to be dispersed over the next three years.

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There is no armed security at the elementary schools and current protocol dictates that if there were an incident at one of the grade schools, whoever is closer – the school resource officers or the police department’s patrol units – would respond.

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The largest insurer of schools in the state of Kansas, recently announced that it would not be willing to provide policies to schools which allow their teachers or other staff, to carry concealed firearms on school property.

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