Light Rain Fog/Mist 46°
Tag:

Armed Guards

Schools
'With A Heavy Heart': Smithtown School District Hiring Armed Security Guards (Poll) 'With A Heavy Heart': Smithtown School District Hiring Armed Security Guards (Poll)
'With A Heavy Heart': Smithtown School District Hiring Armed Security Guards (Poll) Students and teachers in a Long Island school district will soon be protected by armed security guards. In a message to parents Wednesday, Feb. 15, the Smithtown Central School District announced that its Board of Education had begun searching for a security firm to add armed guards to all 12 of its schools. The guards will patrol the exterior perimeters and will not be posted inside the buildings. “While our security enhancements related to staffing, infrastructure, training, and operational protocols have evolved and improved over time, we have come to the stark realization that there is…

SHARE

by Michael Mashburn