Arkansas Arms Teachers In Schools; Hiding and Locking Doors "Is Not a Plan"
School officials to undergo elite training
Steve Watson
Aug 2, 2013
An Arkansas district is using a rarely cited state law to train and arm teachers to combat any armed assailants that enter school grounds.
AP reports:
"…more than 20 teachers, administrators and other school employees in this town … will carry concealed weapons throughout the school day, making use of a little-known Arkansas law that allows licensed, armed security guards on campus. After undergoing 53 hours of training, Dougan and other teachers at the school will be considered guards."
Members of staff are scheduled to engage in 53 hours of training with the Nighthawk Custom Training Academy, a private enterprise in northwest Arkansas.
"That teacher is going to respond to one thing and one thing alone, and that's someone is in the building either actively or attempting to kill people," said Jon Hodoway, director of training for Nighthawk.
David Hopkins, superintendent of schools in Clarksville, told local reporters "We lock the door, and we hide and hope for the best. Well that's not a plan."
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