Armed, retired cops in N.J. schools? Not yet, says Christie

CALDWELL — Gov. Chris Christie on Tuesday conditionally vetoed a bill that would have put armed retired police officers in public and private schools and colleges to provide security.

The governor said he's not against having special police officers designated inside New Jersey's schools, but said he wanted changes made that reflected the special nature of an educational environment.

"I have no problem with having this new class of officers," said Christie. "But let's give them the specialized training that is available to deal with younger people, and to deal with the issues that come up with younger people."

The bill (S2983) would not have replaced school resource officers, who are specially trained full-time police officers stationed at some Garden State schools.

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