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TAMAQUA - Tamaqua Area school board members are exploring a policy that would allow certain staff members to carry firearms in school in the wake of the Connecticut school shooting.
Talks on ramping up safety have increased in area school districts in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in which a gunman fatally shot 20 students and six staff members. But Tamaqua Area is the first local district to take action at a voting board meeting, giving unanimous approval to a recommendation authorizing district administrators to develop a policy that sets the rules for arming school personnel.
School board President Larry Wittig stressed at a meeting Tuesday that talks are very preliminary and school board members are far from arming school employees.
"We are charging administration to explore a policy that allows certain staff members to be trained in handling firearms," Wittig said.
Tamaqua Area discusses letting staff carry guns - News - Republican Herald
TAMAQUA - Tamaqua Area school board members are exploring a policy that would allow certain staff members to carry firearms in school in the wake of the Connecticut school shooting.
Talks on ramping up safety have increased in area school districts in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in which a gunman fatally shot 20 students and six staff members. But Tamaqua Area is the first local district to take action at a voting board meeting, giving unanimous approval to a recommendation authorizing district administrators to develop a policy that sets the rules for arming school personnel.
School board President Larry Wittig stressed at a meeting Tuesday that talks are very preliminary and school board members are far from arming school employees.
"We are charging administration to explore a policy that allows certain staff members to be trained in handling firearms," Wittig said.
Tamaqua Area discusses letting staff carry guns - News - Republican Herald
