SPEAK OUT: Georgia Schools Chief Backs NRA Proposal
A spokesperson for Barge likes the suggestion for armed guards at schools. Share your thoughts.
The suggestion Friday (Dec. 20) of having armed officers at schools as a deterrent to mass shootings found approval from Georgia School Superintendent John Barge. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, “Having a school resource officer would certainly be ideal,” Matt Cardoza, director of communications at the Georgia Department of Education, said Friday after a conversation with Barge. “It makes the school a safer place, but the state would have to pick up a significant part of that cost. Districts aren’t really in a position to pay for more than what they’re already struggling to pay for.” Friday, a National Rifle Association executive called for Congress to foot the bill for armed guards at every school in the country. "The only …
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Kevin Madigan
11:22 am on Monday, December 24, 2012
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