Idaho School District Moves Forward
With Arming Teachers, Faculty
By Beth Baumann. March 6th, 2017 by
Last week, a school board in southern Idaho voted in favor of a new policy allowing faculty and staff to carry firearms. Because Mountain View School District has schools in Kooskia, Grangeville and Elk City and sits in a rural area, board members decided in favor of the policy. In their eyes, teachers and staff would be the first line of defense in the case of an emergency, something that's all too common in rural areas of the nation.
The decision was also impacted by the district's budget which keeps them from being able to afford to have resource officers, sworn law enforcement officers who remain on the school's premises.
"The pros and cons have been discussed and discussed and discussed," Mountain View School District Superintendent Kent Stokes said. "I think we have a good policy."
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Other states' schools -- are you paying attention? This appears to be a sensible decision that can help reduce the 'gun-free-zones' problem, and just perhaps increase the protection factor to the children that should be essential. It is beyond time the paranoia over guns in schools was put to rest, when there can be responsible staff members able to carry with total safety and so be available to mitigate an attack should it occur.
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