The New York State Sheriffs» Association on Thursday called on state lawmakers to approve funding for having at least one
armed resource officer in New York schools.
New York state should have
armed resource officers in every school, the state sheriff's association said.
The state's sheriffs» association has called for
armed resource officers in schools to protect students and teachers, acknowledging that while expensive, the proposal could make the difference durnig an incident.
Providing
armed resources officers in schools would likely be an expensive program.
Republicans in the Senate moved an alternative package on Monday, voting for bills that would bolster school security and add
armed resource officers in schools.
New York state should have
armed resource officers in every school, the state sheriff's association said today.
Not exact matches
According to the local sheriff, the
armed school
resource officer for Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School heard gunfire during the shooting but didn't go
in.
Last week: The possibility that there may not be enough money to ensure there is an
armed school
resource officer (SRO)
in every one of the 3,500 elementary, middle and high schools throughout Florida is shocking.
Still,
in Albany, the gun debate has mirrored the national discussion on the issue as Republicans have sought measures that would provide more
armed school
resources officers as well as metal detectors to bolster school safety.
The New York State Sheriffs» Association this week called on the Legislature to include funding
in the next state budget for at least one
armed school
resource officer at every grade school and high school, which could run into the hundreds of millions of dollars.
A new report from Florida's school superintendents warns that despite a nearly $ 100 million increase
in funding, there may not be enough money to post an
armed school
resource officer at each school
in the state.
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WBEN)- As the New York State Sheriffs» Association requests the state legislature to include funding for at least one
armed resource officer at every grade school and high school
in New York State, they're finding support from New York State Senator - and former Erie County Sheriff...
Last week, the New York State Sheriff's Association endorsed funding
armed school
resource officers at every grade school and high school
in the state.
The New York State Sheriffs» Association is calling on lawmakers to include funding
in the state budget to provide at least one
armed school
resource officer at every grade school and high school
in the state.
Republicans countered with calls to strengthen school safety through funding for
armed resource officers, a move opposed by Democrats
in the Assembly.
A school
resource officer is a full - fledged police
officer,
armed and
in uniform, but the
officer works proactively
in the districts to prevent violence and build relationships, Conway said.
The New York State Sheriffs» Association today called upon the State Legislature to include
in the 2018 State Budget sufficient funding to provide at least one
armed school
resource officer at every grade school and high school
in the state.
«There are probably many things we could do to make our schools safer, including having more trained law enforcement personnel
in our schools as
resource officers, but the Lieutenant Governor does not believe that we should require other school personnel to be
armed,» Ibbie Hedrick, deputy chief of staff for Bolling, said via e-mail.
Instead of placing an
armed School
Resource Officer in every New York City school, take action now and urge Governor Cuomo and state legislators to invest
in delivering proven, evidence - based mental health services to our students by opposing S. 6798!
We expect lawmakers to hear testimony that will inform critical decisions they will make
in the future about
arming teachers, placing
resource and police
officers in schools, and providing funding for programs that will improve school climate and -LSB-...]
The first requires schools to develop safety plans
in order to prepare and respond to violent incidents on or near school sites, and the second calls for districts to place at least one
armed school
resource officer in every school.
Ivey says he's worried the debate about
arming school employees is overshadowing the more important need for
resource officers in every school.
Video footage has surfaced of Scot Peterson, the
armed school
resource officer who resigned after Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel said he failed to confront the alleged gunman
in last week's school massacre.
A new report from Florida's school superintendents warns that despite a nearly $ 100 million increase
in funding, there may not be enough money to post an
armed school
resource officer at each school
in the state.
Among other things, Scott wants to provide millions of dollars
in funding to «harden» schools with a variety of security measures like requiring at least one
armed school
resource officer for every 1,000 students; institute measures to keep weapons out of the hands of the violent or mentally ill; ban bump stocks and expand mental health services statewide.
When Coral Springs police
officers arrived at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
in Parkland during the shooting, many
officers were surprised to find that Broward County Sheriff's Deputy Scot Peterson, the
armed school
resource officer, along with three other sheriff's deputies, had not entered the building, sources tell CNN.
(CNN)- President Donald Trump continued to criticize the
armed school
resource officer in Parkland, Florida, who stayed outside of the school during the shooting, saying during a White House news conference conference that Scot Peterson «doesn't love the children, probably doesn't know the children.»
(CNN)- When Coral Springs police
officers arrived at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
in Parkland, Florida, on February 14
in the midst of the school shooting crisis, many
officers were surprised to find not only that Broward County Sheriff's Deputy Scot Peterson, the
armed school
resource officer, had not entered the building, but that three other Broward County Sheriff's deputies were also outside the school and had not entered, Coral Springs sources tell CNN.
The
armed school
resource officer at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
in Parkland, Florida «never went
in» during the Feb. 14 school shooting that left 17 people dead.
Stoneman Douglas High School
in Parkland, which has more than 3,000 students, had one
armed resource officer who never entered the building under attack while a gunman was shooting people inside, officials said.