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Monday, February 11, 2013

Arming Teachers, Guards in Buildings? What are Your Thoughts?

Armed guard and teachers, metal detectors discussed at Avon school forum

A healthy number of parents turned out for the Feb. 5 meeting at Avon High School to discuss safety in Avon schools. The open forum gave those in attendance the opportunity to ask questions. “Are we doing enough? Are we not doing enough,” Superintendent of Schools Michael Laub, asked. Laub, who has been superintendent for seven months said he realized immediately there were good safety procedure in place. He credited, in part, Principal Kristina Dobos-Buller with working with police about procedures. Laub noted there were “a lot of different opinions on what is safety,” and the audience agrees.   Audience suggestions included armed guards at the entryway of buildings, armed guards in schools and cameras. “None of those ideas are horrible …

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Nicole Davis

11:37 am on Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Not necessarily Debbie. Columbine had an armed guard and there was still a massacre at the school.   more ›

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