York County school district hiring armed security guards
File – A school faculty member participates in active-shooter training at a high school in Clarksville, Ark. South Western School District in York County announced this summer it would hire seven armed guards for its buildings. (AP file photo)
As a parent who sent his children off to school this past year, Supt. Jay Burkhart can relate to the fears of parents in the South Western School District.
The deadly mass shooting that took place at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida in February prompted a national discussion about school safety measures.
South Western responded in late February when the school board
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