Newtown Votes for Armed School Police
Parents want more money for security
In the wake of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., the National Rifle Association advocated placing armed guards in all schools — sparking a nationwide "bad guy with a gun"/"good guy with a gun" debate. Meanwhile, on Thursday, the Newtown Board of Education voted to request additional armed SROs (school resource officers).
"Combined with the eight unarmed security personnel slated into the still-unapproved 2013/2014 budget," the plan "would put two eyes and ears — one armed, one unarmed — at each Newtown school," according to Bronxville's Patch.
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