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Ky. plan aims to arm teachers, mitigate active shooter situations
http://www.fox19.com/story/24770983/ky-plan-aims-to-arm-teachers-mitigate-active-shooter-situations
KY plans to arm teachers and school employees to protect students from school shootings. The Boone County (KY) Sheriff and a Boone County constable started designing the program (called "Protecting our Students and Teachers") right after Sandy Hook and said to be modeled after the National Armed Pilots Program. It will be volunteer based according to the story.
BOONE COUNTY, KY (FOX19) -
"Usually the police are only minutes away. When seconds count, you want the response to be a second ago. What we're doing is allowing the response to be within seconds instead of minutes," said Kalil, who is also the director of the P.O.S.T. Program."
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http://www.fox19.com/story/24770983/ky-plan-aims-to-arm-teachers-mitigate-active-shooter-situations
KY plans to arm teachers and school employees to protect students from school shootings. The Boone County (KY) Sheriff and a Boone County constable started designing the program (called "Protecting our Students and Teachers") right after Sandy Hook and said to be modeled after the National Armed Pilots Program. It will be volunteer based according to the story.
BOONE COUNTY, KY (FOX19) -
"Usually the police are only minutes away. When seconds count, you want the response to be a second ago. What we're doing is allowing the response to be within seconds instead of minutes," said Kalil, who is also the director of the P.O.S.T. Program."
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