Sentences with phrase «armed volunteer school»
North Carolina legislators, other sheriffs from around the state, local police chiefs, the school superintendent, school board members and more joined Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page for a press conference this afternoon promoting the proposed armed volunteer school resource officer program.
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Meadows floated one idea to give tax credits to volunteers, like retired police officers, who want to offer armed security outside schools.
(Side note: the arm that you see ladling soup into a container is mine, lol — I happened to have been volunteering on the day of filming, packing up freshly brewed soup to deliver to a local school.)
«We should not expect teachers or other members of school staff to also serve as armed guards,» said Nicole Lesser, volunteer co-leader with the New York chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America.
«We've created a program that overcomes all those volunteer hurdles, such as taking time out of work, to ensure we've always got a mentor to share their story with the students and arm them for success when they leave school,» Harris said.
President Barack Obama's announcement last week of a wide - ranging anti-violence plan in response to the Newtown, Conn., school shootings comes as many districts are adopting new and sometimes dramatic measures — including arming teachers and volunteers — intended to prevent similar tragedies in their own schools.
FundEducationNow.org is determined to arm children, parents, teachers and concerned citizens with the power to speak out against the Florida Legislature's plan to defund public education, disrespect professional educators and cause deep and lasting harm to the state's 2.6 million school children.Thanks to thousands of volunteer hours and in - kind donations, FundEducationNow.org quickly grew into a statewide non-partisan alliance of dedicated advocates.
His companies have championed a variety of charitable organizations through volunteer work, local sponsorships and car donations supporting Educational Museums, local Veterans & Armed Forces, Wounded Warriors, Lake Oswego Arts & Humanities, Oregon International Ballet Academy, Evans Scholar, American Breast Cancer, Children's Cancer, Dress for Success, Wilsonville Little League, various High School programs, and numerous other local organizations.
What's new: Florida House representatives approved a bill that would raise the age for buying firearms to 21; require a three - day waiting period for purchases; and allow some school staff members to be armed on a volunteer basis.