Indiana School Passes Guns in School Policy

[rawhide]

Not ideal but step in the right direction. Influenced by Purdue University's Homeland Security Institute study.

http://bearingarms.com/indiana-school-board-unanimously-passes-guns-schools-policy/

Administrators and school board members with the North White School Corporation can carry guns inside campus buildings beginning in July.The North White Board of Trustees voted unanimously, 7-0, to approve the new policy on Monday. According to North White School Board President Shannon Mattix, the policy states guns may be carried inside campus buildings while school is in session and at school events.
Participants must pass two annual training sessions, one six hour basic firearm training session, and up to 40 hours of crisis management and defensive tactics training. Those carrying guns are required to go through a psychological evaluation at least once a year.
Other policy requirements include the firearm must be concealed, semi-automatic, held in a Level Two or Three holster, and carried not stored in the building.

 

[dennishoddy]

I like it!

 

[TwoForFlinching]

What's not ideal?

 

[Gabriel42]

What's not ideal?

Probably that it is limited to administrators and school board members.

 

[rawhide]

What's not ideal?

Includes board members that may be at school events but will rarely be in the school while school is in session and omits all other school personnel.

The Homeland Security Institute found that adding concealed carry holders to the mix reduced both response times and casualties the most of any scenario tested. As Dr. Dietz charactered [sic] it, more friendly guns in a firefight is a good thing.

Training should also be (and may be but not mentioned in the article) provided for faculty and students on how to best respond now knowing that administrators are armed. Also training for students and faculty to defend themselves while waiting for the armed defender.

More ideal, in my opinion, that who is carrying is only known to a few.

 

[TwoForFlinching]

It's going to be a process, but we'll see schools guarded like congress one day.

 

[jmike314]

Small town. What I remember of it from my time as a Hoosier, was that it was an old railroad town on a line between Indianapolis and Chicago...don't think there's more than 2000 people living there (and probably half that are K-12).
I wonder what's considered an administrator....principals? counselors? office staff? In any case, it won't be a great deal of armed folks with grade classes topping out at 60-70 kids.

 

[rawhide]

Administrators would include Superintendents and Principals. If the school is very small one person could be both.

 

[Old Fart]

I can hear the liberal superintendents crying now.

 

[rawhide]

Most of the superintendents I know are not liberal but are very sensitive to public opinion and prefer to avoid controversy.