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bluedigger

(17,140 posts)
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 02:51 PM Apr 2016

Douglas County schools to issue semiautomatic rifles to security staff

he Douglas County School District plans to arm its security staff with 10 semiautomatic rifles designed to provide a high-powered defense in the event of a shooting or other violent incident.

Richard Payne, director of security, said he made the decision to spend more than $12,000 on the Bushmaster "long guns" in January after noting his security officers, equipped only with handguns, were training "hand to hand" with the sheriff's office, which used the larger weapons.

"We want to make sure they have the same tools as law enforcement," Payne said Monday of his eight armed officers.

The first few rifles should be ready for use within a month's time once officers have gone through a 20-hour training course, the same one that commissioned police officers take. The rest of the guns will be deployed in August, he said.

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Payne said the decision to buy the rifles was his and the Douglas County school board had not discussed it or voted on it.

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_29783261/douglas-county-schools-issue-semiautomatic-rifles-security-staff


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Douglas County schools to issue semiautomatic rifles to security staff (Original Post) bluedigger Apr 2016 OP
This message was self-deleted by its author CompanyFirstSergeant Apr 2016 #1
I sure wouldn't introduce them into a school system on my own initiative. bluedigger Apr 2016 #3
Wow. That is really stepping over the bounds of security office WhiteTara Apr 2016 #2
Once they told him he could order his own supplies, the arms race was on, I guess. bluedigger Apr 2016 #4
Here I thought supplies meant office paper and pencils WhiteTara Apr 2016 #5
I guess they weren't clear enough. bluedigger Apr 2016 #6

Response to bluedigger (Original post)

bluedigger

(17,140 posts)
3. I sure wouldn't introduce them into a school system on my own initiative.
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 03:06 PM
Apr 2016

I wonder if he makes it to his next performance review.

WhiteTara

(30,119 posts)
2. Wow. That is really stepping over the bounds of security office
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 03:04 PM
Apr 2016

It seems that the school board should be making that decision on how to spend the education money.

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