{"id":1557295,"date":"2022-07-16T06:00:36","date_gmt":"2022-07-16T10:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1557295"},"modified":"2022-07-16T06:49:52","modified_gmt":"2022-07-16T10:49:52","slug":"georgia-school-board-passes-plan-to-arm-more-personnel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-school-board-passes-plan-to-arm-more-personnel\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia School Board Passes Plan to Arm More Personnel"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgeorgia-school-board-passes-plan-to-arm-more-personnel%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1557295&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.rebelmouse.io\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8zMDEzMjg0Ni9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY3MDY5OTE2N30.5aH8hMEDrI6lwjCJiWjzcW1WjyggKdEQ5F-DTWrBt_s\/img.jpg?width=1200&#038;coordinates=0%2C186%2C0%2C187&#038;height=600\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The Cobb County School Board, representing the second-largest school district in Georgia, has just passed a plan that will permit some non-law-enforcement staff members to carry guns. However, some objected so strongly to the idea that they attempted to shut down the meeting through shouts and other non-violent disruptions.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday night, the school board passed a measure that will allow staff members who are not certified police officers to volunteer to carry a concealed firearm on campus. To qualify, they must first complete the proper training and pass an annual criminal background check. The measure explicitly prohibits teachers from carrying guns.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am not in favor of arming teachers. However, I am in favor of investigating all options so we could hire retired military, retired law enforcement,&#8221; Superintendent Chris Ragsdale said at the school board meeting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis policy gives us other opportunities to enhance and increase the number of school resource officers in our district.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to Ragsdale, the district currently has only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/cobb-county-large-georgia-school-system-non-officers-guns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">67 officers<\/a> to protect more than 107,000 students in 112 schools.<\/p>\n<p>However, many opponents are concerned that the measure will jeopardize the safety of schoolchildren and perhaps even the stability of race relations between students, teachers, and parents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not the solution,&#8221; said one woman who claimed to have a daughter in the district. &#8220;The goal is to be more safe. Guns simply do not belong in schools unless they are operated by trained law enforcement professionals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;How are our children who are already traumatized by other elementary schools supposed to know that someone in school who is armed is safe if they are not a school resource officer?&#8221; asked another woman.<\/p>\n<p>One man told the board: &#8220;And now we put out there something that I think will accelerate the division between this school board and black parents.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A sizeable number of meeting attendees who were opposed to the measure attempted to shut down the meeting. &#8220;Delay the vote!&#8221; they shouted, hoping to force members to hold the vote at the August meeting instead.<\/p>\n<p>The shouters managed to disrupt the meeting but not to thwart the vote. The measure passed, although it&#8217;s unclear whether the final vote was 4-2 or 4-3. There are reportedly four Republicans and three Democrats on the board.<\/p>\n<p>Following the heated meeting, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbs46.com\/2022\/07\/15\/parents-outraged-after-cobb-county-school-board-approves-enhanced-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">chairwoman of the Cobb County Republican Party, Salleigh Grubbs<\/a>, released a statement that reads in part, &#8220;The attempt of a few far-left members of an anti-gun group to hijack our school board meeting last night is incredibly na\u00efve. We live in a dangerous world and our children must be protected. More highly trained public safety professionals who can protect our students from intruders is good for our schools. Period.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The state of Georgia passed a law in 2014 that gives school districts the option to allow teachers to carry guns on campus. State law also protects school employees from punishment if they refuse to carry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cobb County School Board, representing the second-largest school district in Georgia, has just passed a plan that will permit some non-law-enforcement staff members to carry guns. 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